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DRYAS OCTOPETALA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Dryas octopetala mean?
• DRYAS OCTOPETALA (noun)
The noun DRYAS OCTOPETALA has 1 sense:
1. creeping evergreen shrub with large white flowers; widely distributed in northern portions of Eurasia and North America
Familiarity information: DRYAS OCTOPETALA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Creeping evergreen shrub with large white flowers; widely distributed in northern portions of Eurasia and North America
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Dryas octopetala; mountain avens
Hypernyms ("Dryas octopetala" is a kind of...):
subshrub; suffrutex (low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base)
Holonyms ("Dryas octopetala" is a member of...):
Dryas; genus Dryas (mountain avens)
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