ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS

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Meaning:

A fernlike plant native to South Africa

Synonyms:

asparagus fern; Asparagus plumosus; Asparagus setaceous

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Asparagus plumosus" 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 ("Asparagus plumosus" is a member of...):

genus Asparagus (large genus of Old World perennial herbs with erect or spreading or climbing stems and small scalelike leaves and inconspicuous flowers; sometimes placed in family Asparagaceae)

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