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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 flowers
Familiarity information: SCARLET MUSK FLOWER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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