ASPARAGUS ASPARAGOIDES

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Asparagus asparagoides mean? 

• ASPARAGUS ASPARAGOIDES (noun)
  The noun ASPARAGUS ASPARAGOIDES has 1 sense:

1. fragile twining plant of South Africa with bright green flattened stems and glossy foliage popular as a floral decoration

  Familiarity information: ASPARAGUS ASPARAGOIDES used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ASPARAGUS ASPARAGOIDES (noun)

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Meaning:

Fragile twining plant of South Africa with bright green flattened stems and glossy foliage popular as a floral decoration

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Asparagus asparagoides; smilax

Hypernyms ("Asparagus asparagoides" is a kind of...):

vine (a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface)

Holonyms ("Asparagus asparagoides" is a member of...):

genus Asparagus (large genus of Old World perennial herbs with erect or spreading or climbing stems and small scalelike leaves and inconspicuous flowers; sometimes placed in family Asparagaceae)