CLIMBING ONION

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Much-branched leafless twining South African herb cultivated as an ornamental for its bright green stems growing from large aboveground bulbs

Synonyms:

Bowiea volubilis; climbing onion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("climbing onion" 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 ("climbing onion" is a member of...):

Bowiea; genus Bowiea (small genus of tropical African perennial bulbous herbs with deciduous twining stems; sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae)

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