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STREPTOCARPUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Any of various plants of the genus Streptocarpus having leaves in a basal rosette and flowers like primroses
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("streptocarpus" is a kind of...):
flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "streptocarpus"):
Cape primrose (any of various African plants of the genus Streptocarpus widely cultivated especially as houseplants for their showy blue or purple flowers)
Holonyms ("streptocarpus" is a member of...):
genus Streptocarpus (large genus of usually stemless African or Asian herbs: Cape primrose)
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