ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Asparagus plumosus mean? 

• ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS (noun)
  The noun ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS has 1 sense:

1. a fernlike plant native to South Africa

  Familiarity information: ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A fernlike plant native to South Africa

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

asparagus fern; Asparagus plumosus; Asparagus setaceous

Hypernyms ("Asparagus plumosus" 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 ("Asparagus plumosus" is a member of...):

genus Asparagus (large genus of Old World perennial herbs with erect or spreading or climbing stems and small scalelike leaves and inconspicuous flowers; sometimes placed in family Asparagaceae)