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CUPFLOWER

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of various plants of the genus Nierembergia having upturned bell-shaped flowers

Synonyms:

cupflower; nierembergia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("cupflower" 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)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cupflower"):

Nierembergia repens; Nierembergia rivularis; whitecup (prostrate woody South American herb with white tubular flowers often tinged with blue or rose)

Nierembergia frutescens; tall cupflower (shrubby Chilean herb having bluish-white tubular flowers used as an ornamental)

Holonyms ("cupflower" is a member of...):

genus Nierembergia (genus of tropical American erect or creeping herbs with solitary flowers)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Mexican evergreen climbing plant having large solitary funnel-shaped fragrant yellow flowers with purple-brown ridges in the throat

Synonyms:

chalice vine; cupflower; Solandra guttata; trumpet flower

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("cupflower" is a kind of...):

bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)

Holonyms ("cupflower" is a member of...):

genus Solandra; Solandra (shrubby climbers of tropical America)

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