NOUN | plant | Calandrinia, genus Calandrinia | large genus of low-growing herbs |
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Meaning | large genus of low-growing herbs; widespread throughout tropical and warm temperate regions having usually basal leaves and panicles of purplish ephemeral flowers. | |
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Synonym | genus Calandrinia | |
Member of | Portulacaceae, family Portulacaceae, purslane family | family of usually succulent herbs |
Members | red maids, redmaids, Calandrinia ciliata | succulent carpet-forming plant having small brilliant reddish-pink flowers |
rock purslane | A plant of the genus Calandrinia | |
Broader | caryophylloid dicot genus | genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers |
Spanish | calandrinia, genus calandrinia | |
Catalan | calandrinia, genus calandrinia |
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