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NIEREMBERGIA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

cupflower; nierembergia

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("nierembergia" 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 "nierembergia"):

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 ("nierembergia" is a member of...):

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

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