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ARAUJIA SERICOFERA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Araujia sericofera mean?
• ARAUJIA SERICOFERA (noun)
The noun ARAUJIA SERICOFERA has 1 sense:
1. robust twining shrub having racemes of fragrant white or pink flowers with flat spreading terminal petals that trap nocturnal moths and hold them until dawn
Familiarity information: ARAUJIA SERICOFERA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Robust twining shrub having racemes of fragrant white or pink flowers with flat spreading terminal petals that trap nocturnal moths and hold them until dawn
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Araujia sericofera; cruel plant
Hypernyms ("Araujia sericofera" is a kind of...):
vine (a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface)
Holonyms ("Araujia sericofera" is a member of...):
Araujia; genus Araujia (small genus of South American evergreen vines)
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