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PROBOSCIDEA FRAGRANS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Proboscidea fragrans mean?
• PROBOSCIDEA FRAGRANS (noun)
The noun PROBOSCIDEA FRAGRANS has 1 sense:
1. a herbaceous plant of the genus Proboscidea
Familiarity information: PROBOSCIDEA FRAGRANS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A herbaceous plant of the genus Proboscidea
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Martynia fragrans; Proboscidea fragrans; sweet unicorn plant
Hypernyms ("Proboscidea fragrans" 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 ("Proboscidea fragrans" is a member of...):
genus Proboscidea; Proboscidea (in some classifications included in the genus Martynia and hence the two taxonomic names for some of the unicorn plants)
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