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SCARLET MUSK FLOWER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does scarlet musk flower mean? 

SCARLET MUSK FLOWER (noun)
  The noun SCARLET MUSK FLOWER has 1 sense:

1. viscid branched perennial of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having tuberous roots and deep red flowersplay

  Familiarity information: SCARLET MUSK FLOWER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SCARLET MUSK FLOWER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Viscid branched perennial of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having tuberous roots and deep red flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Nyctaginia capitata; scarlet musk flower

Hypernyms ("scarlet musk flower" is a kind of...):

flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)

Holonyms ("scarlet musk flower" is a member of...):

genus Nyctaginia; Nyctaginia (a caryophyllaceous genus of the family Nyctaginaceae having only one species)


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