HyperDic: proboscis_flower

English > 1 sense of the expression proboscis flower:
NOUNplantproboscis flower, common unicorn plant, devil's claw, common devil's claw, elephant-tusk, 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
English > proboscis flower: 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, ram's horn, Proboscidea louisianica
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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