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BOWIEA VOLUBILIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Bowiea volubilis mean? 

BOWIEA VOLUBILIS (noun)
  The noun BOWIEA VOLUBILIS has 1 sense:

1. much-branched leafless twining South African herb cultivated as an ornamental for its bright green stems growing from large aboveground bulbsplay

  Familiarity information: BOWIEA VOLUBILIS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BOWIEA VOLUBILIS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Much-branched leafless twining South African herb cultivated as an ornamental for its bright green stems growing from large aboveground bulbs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Bowiea volubilis; climbing onion

Hypernyms ("Bowiea volubilis" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Holonyms ("Bowiea volubilis" is a member of...):

Bowiea; genus Bowiea (small genus of tropical African perennial bulbous herbs with deciduous twining stems; sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae)


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