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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 colorplay

  Familiarity information: GOMPHRENA GLOBOSA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GOMPHRENA GLOBOSA (noun)


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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