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AFRICAN VIOLET

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does African violet mean? 

AFRICAN VIOLET (noun)
  The noun AFRICAN VIOLET has 1 sense:

1. tropical African plant cultivated as a houseplant for its violet or white or pink flowersplay

  Familiarity information: AFRICAN VIOLET used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


AFRICAN VIOLET (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Tropical African plant cultivated as a houseplant for its violet or white or pink flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

African violet; Saintpaulia ionantha

Hypernyms ("African violet" is a kind of...):

flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)

Holonyms ("African violet" is a member of...):

genus Saintpaulia; Saintpaulia (east African herb with nodding flowers; widely cultivated)


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