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ENGELMANNIA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does engelmannia mean?
• ENGELMANNIA (noun)
The noun ENGELMANNIA has 1 sense:
1. common erect hairy perennial of plains and prairies of southern and central United States having flowers that resemble sunflowers
Familiarity information: ENGELMANNIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Common erect hairy perennial of plains and prairies of southern and central United States having flowers that resemble sunflowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("engelmannia" is a kind of...):
wild flower; wildflower (wild or uncultivated flowering plant)
Holonyms ("engelmannia" is a member of...):
genus Engelmannia (one species: North American herbs that resemble sunflowers)
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