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AMSINCKIA GRANDIFLORA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Amsinckia grandiflora mean? 

AMSINCKIA GRANDIFLORA (noun)
  The noun AMSINCKIA GRANDIFLORA has 1 sense:

1. annual of the western United States having large coiled flower spikes; a threatened speciesplay

  Familiarity information: AMSINCKIA GRANDIFLORA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


AMSINCKIA GRANDIFLORA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Annual of the western United States having large coiled flower spikes; a threatened species

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Amsinckia grandiflora; large-flowered fiddleneck

Hypernyms ("Amsinckia grandiflora" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Holonyms ("Amsinckia grandiflora" is a member of...):

Amsinckia; genus Amsinckia (rough annual herbs of Europe and the Americas: fiddlenecks)


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