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VACCARIA HISPANICA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
European annual with pale rose-colored flowers; cultivated flower or self-sown grainfield weed; introduced in North America; sometimes classified as a soapwort
Synonyms:
cow cockle; cowherb; Saponaria vaccaria; Vaccaria hispanica; Vaccaria pyramidata
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Vaccaria hispanica" is a kind of...):
flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)
Holonyms ("Vaccaria hispanica" is a member of...):
genus Vaccaria; Vaccaria (cow-cockles)