| English Dictionary |
MENTZELIA LINDLEYI
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
Dictionary entry overview: What does Mentzelia lindleyi mean?
• MENTZELIA LINDLEYI (noun)
The noun MENTZELIA LINDLEYI has 1 sense:
1. annual grown especially for its fragrant golden nocturnal flowers
Familiarity information: MENTZELIA LINDLEYI used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Annual grown especially for its fragrant golden nocturnal flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
bartonia; Mentzelia lindleyi
Hypernyms ("Mentzelia lindleyi" is a kind of...):
flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)
Holonyms ("Mentzelia lindleyi" is a member of...):
genus Mentzelia; Mentzelia (genus of bristly herbs or subshrubs of western America lacking stinging hairs)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese." (English proverb)
"Lose your temper and you lose a friend; lie and you lose yourself." (Native American proverb, Hopi)
"Silence is the sign of approval." (Arabic proverb)
"The vine says to the vintager: "Make me poor, and I will make you rich."" (Corsican proverb)
"Lose your temper and you lose a friend; lie and you lose yourself." (Native American proverb, Hopi)
"Silence is the sign of approval." (Arabic proverb)
"The vine says to the vintager: "Make me poor, and I will make you rich."" (Corsican proverb)