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SAURURUS CERNUUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Saururus cernuus mean?
• SAURURUS CERNUUS (noun)
The noun SAURURUS CERNUUS has 1 sense:
1. North American herbaceous perennial of wet places having slender curled racemes of small white flowers
Familiarity information: SAURURUS CERNUUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
North American herbaceous perennial of wet places having slender curled racemes of small white flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
lizard's-tail; Saururus cernuus; swamp lily; water dragon
Hypernyms ("Saururus cernuus" is a kind of...):
bog plant; marsh plant; swamp plant (a semiaquatic plant that grows in soft wet land; most are monocots: sedge, sphagnum, grasses, cattails, etc; possibly heath)
Holonyms ("Saururus cernuus" is a member of...):
genus Saururus; Saururus (type genus of the Saururaceae: lizard's-tails)
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