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SAPONARIA VACCARIA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Saponaria vaccaria mean?
• SAPONARIA VACCARIA (noun)
The noun SAPONARIA VACCARIA has 1 sense:
1. European annual with pale rose-colored flowers; cultivated flower or self-sown grainfield weed; introduced in North America; sometimes classified as a soapwort
Familiarity information: SAPONARIA VACCARIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
European annual with pale rose-colored flowers; cultivated flower or self-sown grainfield weed; introduced in North America; sometimes classified as a soapwort
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
cow cockle; cowherb; Saponaria vaccaria; Vaccaria hispanica; Vaccaria pyramidata
Hypernyms ("Saponaria vaccaria" is a kind of...):
flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)
Holonyms ("Saponaria vaccaria" is a member of...):
genus Vaccaria; Vaccaria (cow-cockles)
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