FRIAR'S-COWL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does friar's-cowl mean? 

• FRIAR'S-COWL (noun)
  The noun FRIAR'S-COWL has 1 sense:

1. tuberous perennial having a cowl-shaped maroon or violet-black spathe; Mediterranean; Canaries; Azores

  Familiarity information: FRIAR'S-COWL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FRIAR'S-COWL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tuberous perennial having a cowl-shaped maroon or violet-black spathe; Mediterranean; Canaries; Azores

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Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Arisarum vulgare; friar's-cowl

Hypernyms ("friar's-cowl" is a kind of...):

aroid; arum (any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe)

Holonyms ("friar's-cowl" is a member of...):

Arisarum; genus Arisarum (tuberous or rhizomatous perennial herbs; mainly Mediterranean area)