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SWEET SAND VERBENA

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Plant having heads of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers; grows in sandy arid regions

Synonyms:

Abronia elliptica; snowball; sweet sand verbena

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("sweet sand verbena" is a kind of...):

sand verbena (any of various plants of the genus Abronia of western North America and Mexico having flowers resembling verbena)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Taller than Abronia elliptica and having night-blooming flowers

Synonyms:

Abronia fragrans; sweet sand verbena

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("sweet sand verbena" is a kind of...):

sand verbena (any of various plants of the genus Abronia of western North America and Mexico having flowers resembling verbena)

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