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TEMPLETONIA RETUSA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Templetonia retusa mean?
• TEMPLETONIA RETUSA (noun)
The noun TEMPLETONIA RETUSA has 1 sense:
1. Australian shrub having simple obovate leaves and brilliant scarlet flowers
Familiarity information: TEMPLETONIA RETUSA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Australian shrub having simple obovate leaves and brilliant scarlet flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
coral bush; flame bush; Templetonia retusa
Hypernyms ("Templetonia retusa" is a kind of...):
bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)
Holonyms ("Templetonia retusa" is a member of...):
genus Templetonia; Templetonia (genus of Australian shrubs or subshrubs: coral bush)
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