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PYROLA UNIFLORA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Pyrola uniflora mean? 

PYROLA UNIFLORA (noun)
  The noun PYROLA UNIFLORA has 1 sense:

1. delicate evergreen dwarf herb of north temperate regions having a solitary white terminal flower; sometimes placed in genus Pyrolaplay

  Familiarity information: PYROLA UNIFLORA used as a noun is very rare.


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PYROLA UNIFLORA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Delicate evergreen dwarf herb of north temperate regions having a solitary white terminal flower; sometimes placed in genus Pyrola

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Moneses uniflora; one-flowered pyrola; one-flowered wintergreen; Pyrola uniflora

Hypernyms ("Pyrola uniflora" 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 ("Pyrola uniflora" is a member of...):

genus Moneses; Moneses (one species: one-flowered wintergreen; sometimes included in genus Pyrola)


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