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SCARLET MUSK FLOWER
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Viscid branched perennial of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having tuberous roots and deep red flowers
Synonyms:
Nyctaginia capitata; scarlet musk flower
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("scarlet musk flower" is a kind of...):
flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)
Holonyms ("scarlet musk flower" is a member of...):
genus Nyctaginia; Nyctaginia (a caryophyllaceous genus of the family Nyctaginaceae having only one species)