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ASPARAGUS ASPARAGOIDES
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Fragile twining plant of South Africa with bright green flattened stems and glossy foliage popular as a floral decoration
Synonyms:
Asparagus asparagoides; smilax
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Asparagus asparagoides" is a kind of...):
vine (a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface)
Holonyms ("Asparagus asparagoides" is a member of...):
genus Asparagus (large genus of Old World perennial herbs with erect or spreading or climbing stems and small scalelike leaves and inconspicuous flowers; sometimes placed in family Asparagaceae)