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PTEROPOGON HUMBOLTIANUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Pteropogon humboltianum mean?
• PTEROPOGON HUMBOLTIANUM (noun)
The noun PTEROPOGON HUMBOLTIANUM has 1 sense:
1. southern Australian plant having feathery hairs surrounding the fruit
Familiarity information: PTEROPOGON HUMBOLTIANUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PTEROPOGON HUMBOLTIANUM (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Southern Australian plant having feathery hairs surrounding the fruit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
pteropogon; Pteropogon humboltianum
Hypernyms ("Pteropogon humboltianum" 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 humboltianum" is a member of...):
genus Pteropogon (genus of Australian and South African herbs including some from genus Helipterum)
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