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LACE-FLOWER VINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lace-flower vine mean? 

LACE-FLOWER VINE (noun)
  The noun LACE-FLOWER VINE has 1 sense:

1. low-growing creeping perennial of Central America having deeply fringed white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Episciaplay

  Familiarity information: LACE-FLOWER VINE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LACE-FLOWER VINE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Low-growing creeping perennial of Central America having deeply fringed white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Episcia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Alsobia dianthiflora; Episcia dianthiflora; lace-flower vine

Hypernyms ("lace-flower vine" is a kind of...):

flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)

Holonyms ("lace-flower vine" is a member of...):

Alsobia; genus Alsobia (tropical American herbs sometimes included in genus Episcia)


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