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NIEREMBERGIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of various plants of the genus Nierembergia having upturned bell-shaped flowers
Synonyms:
cupflower; nierembergia
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("nierembergia" 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)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "nierembergia"):
Nierembergia repens; Nierembergia rivularis; whitecup (prostrate woody South American herb with white tubular flowers often tinged with blue or rose)
Nierembergia frutescens; tall cupflower (shrubby Chilean herb having bluish-white tubular flowers used as an ornamental)
Holonyms ("nierembergia" is a member of...):
genus Nierembergia (genus of tropical American erect or creeping herbs with solitary flowers)
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