ACHIMENES

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does achimenes mean? 

• ACHIMENES (noun)
  The noun ACHIMENES has 1 sense:

1. any plant of the genus Achimenes having showy bell-shaped flowers that resemble gloxinias

  Familiarity information: ACHIMENES used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ACHIMENES (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any plant of the genus Achimenes having showy bell-shaped flowers that resemble gloxinias

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

achimenes; hot water plant

Hypernyms ("achimenes" is a kind of...):

flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)

Holonyms ("achimenes" is a member of...):

genus Achimenes (genus of tropical perennial American herbs)