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BROAD-LEAVED MONTIA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does broad-leaved montia mean?
• BROAD-LEAVED MONTIA (noun)
The noun BROAD-LEAVED MONTIA has 1 sense:
1. succulent plant with mostly basal leaves; stem bears 1 pair of broadly ovate or heart-shaped leaves and a loose raceme of 3-10 white flowers; western North America
Familiarity information: BROAD-LEAVED MONTIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Succulent plant with mostly basal leaves; stem bears 1 pair of broadly ovate or heart-shaped leaves and a loose raceme of 3-10 white flowers; western North America
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
broad-leaved montia; Montia cordifolia
Hypernyms ("broad-leaved montia" is a kind of...):
Indian lettuce (a plant of the genus Montia having edible pleasant-tasting leaves)
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