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MOLUCELLA LAEVIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Molucella laevis mean? 

MOLUCELLA LAEVIS (noun)
  The noun MOLUCELLA LAEVIS has 1 sense:

1. aromatic annual with a tall stems of small whitish flowers enclosed in a greatly enlarged saucer-shaped or bell-shaped calyxplay

  Familiarity information: MOLUCELLA LAEVIS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MOLUCELLA LAEVIS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Aromatic annual with a tall stems of small whitish flowers enclosed in a greatly enlarged saucer-shaped or bell-shaped calyx

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

bells of Ireland; molucca balm; Molucella laevis

Hypernyms ("Molucella laevis" 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 ("Molucella laevis" is a member of...):

genus Molucella; Molucella (small genus of aromatic herbs of Mediterranean regions; widely cultivated)


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