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MENTZELIA LAEVICAULIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Mentzelia laevicaulis mean? 

MENTZELIA LAEVICAULIS (noun)
  The noun MENTZELIA LAEVICAULIS has 1 sense:

1. biennial of southwestern United States having white stems and toothed leaves that is grown for its large pale yellow flowers that open in early morningplay

  Familiarity information: MENTZELIA LAEVICAULIS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MENTZELIA LAEVICAULIS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Biennial of southwestern United States having white stems and toothed leaves that is grown for its large pale yellow flowers that open in early morning

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

blazing star; Mentzelia laevicaulis; Mentzelia livicaulis

Hypernyms ("Mentzelia laevicaulis" is a kind of...):

flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)

Holonyms ("Mentzelia laevicaulis" is a member of...):

genus Mentzelia; Mentzelia (genus of bristly herbs or subshrubs of western America lacking stinging hairs)


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