HyperDic: genus_proboscidea

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Proboscidea:
NOUNplantgenus Proboscidea, Proboscideain some classifications included in the genus Martynia and hence the two taxonomic names for some of the unicorn plants
English > genus Proboscidea: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningIn some classifications included in the genus Martynia and hence the two taxonomic names for some of the unicorn plants.
SynonymProboscidea
Member ofPedaliaceae, family Pedaliaceae, sesame familyThe family of plants of order Polemoniales
Memberscommon unicorn plant, devil's claw, common devil's claw, elephant-tusk, proboscis flower, ram's horn, Proboscidea louisianicaAnnual of southern United States to Mexico having large whitish or yellowish flowers mottled with purple and a long curving beak
sand devil's claw, Proboscidea arenaria, Martynia arenariaalternatively placed in genus Martynia
sweet unicorn plant, Proboscidea fragrans, Martynia fragransA herbaceous plant of the genus Proboscidea
Broaderplant genusA genus of plants
Spanishgenus proboscidea, proboscidea
Catalangenus proboscidea, proboscidea

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