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LACE-FLOWER VINE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lace-flower vine mean?
• LACE-FLOWER VINE (noun)
The noun LACE-FLOWER VINE has 1 sense:
1. low-growing creeping perennial of Central America having deeply fringed white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Episcia
Familiarity information: LACE-FLOWER VINE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Low-growing creeping perennial of Central America having deeply fringed white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Episcia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Alsobia dianthiflora; Episcia dianthiflora; lace-flower vine
Hypernyms ("lace-flower vine" is a kind of...):
flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)
Holonyms ("lace-flower vine" is a member of...):
Alsobia; genus Alsobia (tropical American herbs sometimes included in genus Episcia)
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