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TETRAGONIA TETRAGONIOIDES
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Coarse sprawling Australasian plant with red or yellow flowers; cultivated for its edible young shoots and succulent leaves
Synonyms:
New Zealand spinach; Tetragonia expansa; Tetragonia tetragonioides
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Tetragonia tetragonioides" 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)
Holonyms ("Tetragonia tetragonioides" is a member of...):
genus Tetragonia; Tetragonia (New Zealand spinach)