DROSOPHYLLUM LUSITANICUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Drosophyllum lusitanicum mean? 

• DROSOPHYLLUM LUSITANICUM (noun)
  The noun DROSOPHYLLUM LUSITANICUM has 1 sense:

1. perennial of dry habitats whose leaves have glandular hairs that secrete adhesive and digestive fluid for capture and digestion of insects; Portugal, southern Spain and Morocco

  Familiarity information: DROSOPHYLLUM LUSITANICUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DROSOPHYLLUM LUSITANICUM (noun)

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Meaning:

Perennial of dry habitats whose leaves have glandular hairs that secrete adhesive and digestive fluid for capture and digestion of insects; Portugal, southern Spain and Morocco

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Drosophyllum lusitanicum" is a kind of...):

carnivorous plant (plants adapted to attract and capture and digest primarily insects but also other small animals)

Holonyms ("Drosophyllum lusitanicum" is a member of...):

Drosophyllum; genus Drosophyllum (one species)