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PAPER FLOWER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does paper flower mean?
• PAPER FLOWER (noun)
The noun PAPER FLOWER has 1 sense:
1. Brazilian vine that tends to flower continuously
Familiarity information: PAPER FLOWER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Brazilian vine that tends to flower continuously
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Bougainvillea glabra; paper flower
Hypernyms ("paper flower" is a kind of...):
bougainvillea (any of several South American ornamental woody vines of the genus Bougainvillea having brilliant red or purple flower bracts; widely grown in warm regions)
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