NYCTAGINIA CAPITATA

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Meaning:

Viscid branched perennial of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having tuberous roots and deep red flowers

Synonyms:

Nyctaginia capitata; scarlet musk flower

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Nyctaginia capitata" is a kind of...):

flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)

Holonyms ("Nyctaginia capitata" is a member of...):

genus Nyctaginia; Nyctaginia (a caryophyllaceous genus of the family Nyctaginaceae having only one species)

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