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SCLERANTHUS ANNUUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Scleranthus annuus mean? 

SCLERANTHUS ANNUUS (noun)
  The noun SCLERANTHUS ANNUUS has 1 sense:

1. widely distributed low-growing Eurasian herb having narrow leaves and inconspicuous green flowersplay

  Familiarity information: SCLERANTHUS ANNUUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SCLERANTHUS ANNUUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Widely distributed low-growing Eurasian herb having narrow leaves and inconspicuous green flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

knawe; knawel; Scleranthus annuus

Hypernyms ("Scleranthus annuus" is a kind of...):

weed (any plant that crowds out cultivated plants)

Holonyms ("Scleranthus annuus" is a member of...):

genus Scleranthus; Scleranthus (small genus of Old World weedy prostrate annuals: knawel)


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