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MONTIA CHAMISSOI

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Montia chamissoi mean? 

MONTIA CHAMISSOI (noun)
  The noun MONTIA CHAMISSOI has 1 sense:

1. a floating or creeping Indian lettuce having terminal racemes of pale rose flowers; wet areas at high elevations of western North Americaplay

  Familiarity information: MONTIA CHAMISSOI used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MONTIA CHAMISSOI (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A floating or creeping Indian lettuce having terminal racemes of pale rose flowers; wet areas at high elevations of western North America

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Montia chamissoi; toad lily

Hypernyms ("Montia chamissoi" is a kind of...):

Indian lettuce (a plant of the genus Montia having edible pleasant-tasting leaves)


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