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TALINUM CALYCINUM
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Pink-flowered perennial of rocky regions of western United States
Synonyms:
rock pink; Talinum calycinum
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Talinum calycinum" is a kind of...):
flame-flower; flame flower; flameflower; Talinum aurantiacum (plant with fleshy roots and erect stems with narrow succulent leaves and one reddish-orange flower in each upper leaf axil; southwestern United States; Indians once cooked the fleshy roots)
Holonyms ("Talinum calycinum" is a member of...):
genus Talinum; Talinum (genus of mainly American more-or-less succulent herbs)