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HAASTIA PULVINARIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Haastia pulvinaris mean? 

HAASTIA PULVINARIS (noun)
  The noun HAASTIA PULVINARIS has 1 sense:

1. cushion-forming New Zealand herb having leaves densely covered with tawny hairsplay

  Familiarity information: HAASTIA PULVINARIS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HAASTIA PULVINARIS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Cushion-forming New Zealand herb having leaves densely covered with tawny hairs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Haastia pulvinaris; sheep plant; vegetable sheep

Hypernyms ("Haastia pulvinaris" 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 ("Haastia pulvinaris" is a member of...):

genus Haastia; Haastia (genus of New Zealand mat-forming herbs or subshrubs: vegetable sheep)


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