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NEMOPHILA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nemophila mean? 

NEMOPHILA (noun)
  The noun NEMOPHILA has 1 sense:

1. any plant of the genus Nemophilaplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


NEMOPHILA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Any plant of the genus Nemophila

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "nemophila"):

five-spot; Nemophila maculata (California annual having white flowers with a deep purple blotch on each petal)

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

genus Nemophila (genus of ornamental chiefly California herbs: baby blue-eyes)


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