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ILLECEBRUM VERTICULLATUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Illecebrum verticullatum mean? 

ILLECEBRUM VERTICULLATUM (noun)
  The noun ILLECEBRUM VERTICULLATUM has 1 sense:

1. glabrous annual with slender taproot and clusters of white flowers; western Europe especially western Mediterranean and Atlantic coastal areasplay

  Familiarity information: ILLECEBRUM VERTICULLATUM used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ILLECEBRUM VERTICULLATUM (noun)


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 ("Illecebrum verticullatum" 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 ("Illecebrum verticullatum" is a member of...):

genus Illecebrum; Illecebrum (one species: coral necklace)


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