ASPARAGUS ASPARAGOIDES

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Meaning:

Fragile twining plant of South Africa with bright green flattened stems and glossy foliage popular as a floral decoration

Synonyms:

Asparagus asparagoides; smilax

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Asparagus asparagoides" is a kind of...):

vine (a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface)

Holonyms ("Asparagus asparagoides" is a member of...):

genus Asparagus (large genus of Old World perennial herbs with erect or spreading or climbing stems and small scalelike leaves and inconspicuous flowers; sometimes placed in family Asparagaceae)

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