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CODLINS-AND-CREAM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does codlins-and-cream mean?
• CODLINS-AND-CREAM (noun)
The noun CODLINS-AND-CREAM has 1 sense:
1. plant of Europe and Asia having purplish-red flowers and hairy stems and leaves; introduced into North America
Familiarity information: CODLINS-AND-CREAM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Plant of Europe and Asia having purplish-red flowers and hairy stems and leaves; introduced into North America
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
codlins-and-cream; Epilobium hirsutum; hairy willowherb
Hypernyms ("codlins-and-cream" is a kind of...):
willowherb (a plant of the genus Epilobium having pink or yellow flowers and seeds with silky hairs)
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