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PROBOSCIDEA FRAGRANS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Proboscidea fragrans mean? 

PROBOSCIDEA FRAGRANS (noun)
  The noun PROBOSCIDEA FRAGRANS has 1 sense:

1. a herbaceous plant of the genus Proboscideaplay

  Familiarity information: PROBOSCIDEA FRAGRANS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PROBOSCIDEA FRAGRANS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A herbaceous plant of the genus Proboscidea

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Martynia fragrans; Proboscidea fragrans; sweet unicorn plant

Hypernyms ("Proboscidea fragrans" 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)

Holonyms ("Proboscidea fragrans" is a member of...):

genus Proboscidea; Proboscidea (in some classifications included in the genus Martynia and hence the two taxonomic names for some of the unicorn plants)


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