FRIAR'S-COWL

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Meaning:

Tuberous perennial having a cowl-shaped maroon or violet-black spathe; Mediterranean; Canaries; Azores

Synonyms:

Arisarum vulgare; friar's-cowl

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("friar's-cowl" is a kind of...):

aroid; arum (any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe)

Holonyms ("friar's-cowl" is a member of...):

Arisarum; genus Arisarum (tuberous or rhizomatous perennial herbs; mainly Mediterranean area)