PTEROPOGON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pteropogon mean? 

• PTEROPOGON (noun)
  The noun PTEROPOGON has 1 sense:

1. southern Australian plant having feathery hairs surrounding the fruit

  Familiarity information: PTEROPOGON used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PTEROPOGON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Southern Australian plant having feathery hairs surrounding the fruit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

pteropogon; Pteropogon humboltianum

Hypernyms ("pteropogon" 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 ("pteropogon" is a member of...):

genus Pteropogon (genus of Australian and South African herbs including some from genus Helipterum)