HyperDic: climbing_onion

English > 1 sense of the expression climbing onion:
NOUNplantclimbing onion, Bowiea volubilismuch-branched leafless twining South African herb cultivated as an ornamental for its bright green stems growing from large aboveground bulbs
English > climbing onion: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningMuch-branched leafless twining South African herb cultivated as an ornamental for its bright green stems growing from large aboveground bulbs.
SynonymBowiea volubilis
Member ofBowiea, genus Bowieasmall genus of tropical African perennial bulbous herbs with deciduous twining stems
Broaderherb, herbaceous plantA plant lacking a permanent woody stem

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