HyperDic: umbrella_plant

English > 3 senses of the expression umbrella plant:
NOUNplantumbrella plant, Indian rhubarb, Darmera peltata, Peltiphyllum peltatumrhizomatous perennial herb with large dramatic peltate leaves and white to bright pink flowers in round heads on leafless stems
plantumbrella plant, Eriogonum alleniilate blooming perennial plant of shale barrens of Virginia having flowers in flat-topped clusters
plantumbrella plant, umbrella sedge, Cyperus alternifoliusAfrican sedge widely cultivated as an ornamental water plant for its terminal umbrellalike cluster of slender grasslike leaves
English > umbrella plant: 3 senses > noun 1, plant
Meaningrhizomatous perennial herb with large dramatic peltate leaves and white to bright pink flowers in round heads on leafless stems; colonizes stream banks in the Sierra Nevada in California.
SynonymsIndian rhubarb, Darmera peltata, Peltiphyllum peltatum
Member ofDarmera, genus Darmera, Peltiphyllum, genus PeltiphyllumOne species
Broaderherb, herbaceous plantA plant lacking a permanent woody stem
English > umbrella plant: 3 senses > noun 2, plant
MeaningLate blooming perennial plant of shale barrens of Virginia having flowers in flat-topped clusters.
SynonymEriogonum allenii
BroadereriogonumAny plant of the genus Eriogonum with small clustered flowers
English > umbrella plant: 3 senses > noun 3, plant
MeaningAfrican sedge widely cultivated as an ornamental water plant for its terminal umbrellalike cluster of slender grasslike leaves.
Synonymsumbrella sedge, Cyperus alternifolius
Member ofCyperus, genus Cyperustype genus of Cyperaceae
Broadersedgegrasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers

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