English Dictionary

TETRAGONIA EXPANSA

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Tetragonia expansa mean? 

TETRAGONIA EXPANSA (noun)
  The noun TETRAGONIA EXPANSA has 1 sense:

1. coarse sprawling Australasian plant with red or yellow flowers; cultivated for its edible young shoots and succulent leavesplay

  Familiarity information: TETRAGONIA EXPANSA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TETRAGONIA EXPANSA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Coarse sprawling Australasian plant with red or yellow flowers; cultivated for its edible young shoots and succulent leaves

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

New Zealand spinach; Tetragonia expansa; Tetragonia tetragonioides

Hypernyms ("Tetragonia expansa" 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 ("Tetragonia expansa" is a member of...):

genus Tetragonia; Tetragonia (New Zealand spinach)


 Learn English with... Proverbs 
"One man's trash is another man's treasure." (English proverb)

"With a spade of gold and a hoe of silver even the mountains rock and sway." (Albanian proverb)

"The fruit of silence is tranquility." (Arabic proverb)

"He who changes, suffers." (Corsican proverb)



ALSO IN ENGLISH DICTIONARY:


© 2000-2023 AudioEnglish.org | AudioEnglish® is a Registered Trademark | Terms of use and privacy policy
Contact