| NOUN | plant | proboscis flower, common unicorn plant, devil's claw, common devil's claw, elephant-tusk, ram's horn, Proboscidea louisianica | annual of southern United States to Mexico having large whitish or yellowish flowers mottled with purple and a long curving beak |
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| Meaning | Annual of southern United States to Mexico having large whitish or yellowish flowers mottled with purple and a long curving beak. | |
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| Synonyms | common unicorn plant, devil's claw, common devil's claw, elephant-tusk, ram's horn, Proboscidea louisianica | |
| Member of | Proboscidea, genus Proboscidea | In some classifications included in the genus Martynia and hence the two taxonomic names for some of the unicorn plants |
| Broader | herb, herbaceous plant | A plant lacking a permanent woody stem |
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