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GOMPHRENA GLOBOSA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Gomphrena globosa mean?
• GOMPHRENA GLOBOSA (noun)
The noun GOMPHRENA GLOBOSA has 1 sense:
1. tropical American herb having rose to red or purple flowers that can be dried without losing color
Familiarity information: GOMPHRENA GLOBOSA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tropical American herb having rose to red or purple flowers that can be dried without losing color
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
bachelor's button; globe amaranth; Gomphrena globosa
Hypernyms ("Gomphrena globosa" is a kind of...):
flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)
Holonyms ("Gomphrena globosa" is a member of...):
genus Gomphrena; Gomphrena (genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs having flowers in close heads; tropical America and Australia)
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