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LARGE-FLOWERED FIDDLENECK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does large-flowered fiddleneck mean?
• LARGE-FLOWERED FIDDLENECK (noun)
The noun LARGE-FLOWERED FIDDLENECK has 1 sense:
1. annual of the western United States having large coiled flower spikes; a threatened species
Familiarity information: LARGE-FLOWERED FIDDLENECK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• LARGE-FLOWERED FIDDLENECK (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Annual of the western United States having large coiled flower spikes; a threatened species
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Amsinckia grandiflora; large-flowered fiddleneck
Hypernyms ("large-flowered fiddleneck" 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 ("large-flowered fiddleneck" is a member of...):
Amsinckia; genus Amsinckia (rough annual herbs of Europe and the Americas: fiddlenecks)
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