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PHOLISTOMA AURITUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Pholistoma auritum mean?
• PHOLISTOMA AURITUM (noun)
The noun PHOLISTOMA AURITUM has 1 sense:
1. straggling California annual herb with deep purple or violet flowers; sometimes placed in genus Nemophila
Familiarity information: PHOLISTOMA AURITUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Straggling California annual herb with deep purple or violet flowers; sometimes placed in genus Nemophila
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
fiesta flower; Nemophila aurita; Pholistoma auritum
Hypernyms ("Pholistoma auritum" 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 ("Pholistoma auritum" is a member of...):
genus Pholistoma; Pholistoma (straggling herbs of southwestern United States)
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