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CORAL NECKLACE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does coral necklace mean?
• CORAL NECKLACE (noun)
The noun CORAL NECKLACE has 1 sense:
1. glabrous annual with slender taproot and clusters of white flowers; western Europe especially western Mediterranean and Atlantic coastal areas
Familiarity information: CORAL NECKLACE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Glabrous annual with slender taproot and clusters of white flowers; western Europe especially western Mediterranean and Atlantic coastal areas
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
coral necklace; Illecebrum verticullatum
Hypernyms ("coral necklace" 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 ("coral necklace" is a member of...):
genus Illecebrum; Illecebrum (one species: coral necklace)
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