AFRICAN HOLLY

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Woolly-stemmed biennial arborescent shrub of tropical Africa and southern Asia having silvery-white prickly branches, clusters of blue or white flowers, and bright red berries resembling holly berries

Synonyms:

African holly; Solanum giganteum

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("African holly" is a kind of...):

nightshade (any of numerous shrubs or herbs or vines of the genus Solanum; most are poisonous though many bear edible fruit)

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