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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 soapwortplay

  Familiarity information: SAPONARIA VACCARIA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SAPONARIA VACCARIA (noun)


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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