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FUNKA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Funka mean? 

FUNKA (noun)
  The noun FUNKA has 1 sense:

1. robust east Asian clump-forming perennial herbs having racemose flowers: plantain lilies; sometimes placed in family Hostaceaeplay

  Familiarity information: FUNKA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FUNKA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Robust east Asian clump-forming perennial herbs having racemose flowers: plantain lilies; sometimes placed in family Hostaceae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Funka; genus Funka; genus Hosta; Hosta

Hypernyms ("Funka" is a kind of...):

liliid monocot genus (genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils)

Meronyms (members of "Funka"):

day lily; plantain lily (any of numerous perennials having mounds of sumptuous broad ribbed leaves and clusters of white, blue, or lilac flowers; used as ground cover)

Holonyms ("Funka" is a member of...):

family Liliaceae; Liliaceae; lily family (includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae; Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae; Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; Ruscaceae; Smilacaceae; Tecophilaeacea; Xanthorrhoeaceae)


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