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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 bulbs
Familiarity information: BOWIEA VOLUBILIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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