SCHIZANTHUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does schizanthus mean? 

• SCHIZANTHUS (noun)
  The noun SCHIZANTHUS has 1 sense:

1. any plant of the genus Schizanthus having finely divided leaves and showy variegated flowers

  Familiarity information: SCHIZANTHUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SCHIZANTHUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any plant of the genus Schizanthus having finely divided leaves and showy variegated flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

butterfly flower; poor man's orchid; schizanthus

Hypernyms ("schizanthus" is a kind of...):

flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)

Holonyms ("schizanthus" is a member of...):

genus Schizanthus (Chilean herbs with orchid-like flowers)