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TETRAGONIA EXPANSA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Tetragonia expansa mean?
• TETRAGONIA EXPANSA (noun)
The noun TETRAGONIA EXPANSA has 1 sense:
1. coarse sprawling Australasian plant with red or yellow flowers; cultivated for its edible young shoots and succulent leaves
Familiarity information: TETRAGONIA EXPANSA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Coarse sprawling Australasian plant with red or yellow flowers; cultivated for its edible young shoots and succulent leaves
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
New Zealand spinach; Tetragonia expansa; Tetragonia tetragonioides
Hypernyms ("Tetragonia expansa" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Holonyms ("Tetragonia expansa" is a member of...):
genus Tetragonia; Tetragonia (New Zealand spinach)
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