HyperDic: proboscidea_louisianica

English > 1 sense of the expression Proboscidea louisianica:
NOUNplantProboscidea louisianica, common unicorn plant, devil's claw, common devil's claw, elephant-tusk, proboscis flower, ram's hornannual of southern United States to Mexico having large whitish or yellowish flowers mottled with purple and a long curving beak
English > Proboscidea louisianica: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningAnnual of southern United States to Mexico having large whitish or yellowish flowers mottled with purple and a long curving beak.
Synonymscommon unicorn plant, devil's claw, common devil's claw, elephant-tusk, proboscis flower, ram's horn
Member ofProboscidea, genus ProboscideaIn some classifications included in the genus Martynia and hence the two taxonomic names for some of the unicorn plants
Broaderherb, herbaceous plantA plant lacking a permanent woody stem

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