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SAND DEVIL'S CLAW

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sand devil's claw mean? 

SAND DEVIL'S CLAW (noun)
  The noun SAND DEVIL'S CLAW has 1 sense:

1. alternatively placed in genus Martyniaplay

  Familiarity information: SAND DEVIL'S CLAW used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SAND DEVIL'S CLAW (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Alternatively placed in genus Martynia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Martynia arenaria; Proboscidea arenaria; sand devil's claw

Hypernyms ("sand devil's claw" 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 ("sand devil's claw" 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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