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MOLUCCA BALM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Aromatic annual with a tall stems of small whitish flowers enclosed in a greatly enlarged saucer-shaped or bell-shaped calyx
Synonyms:
bells of Ireland; molucca balm; Molucella laevis
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("molucca balm" 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 ("molucca balm" is a member of...):
genus Molucella; Molucella (small genus of aromatic herbs of Mediterranean regions; widely cultivated)