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    CLIMBING ONION

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Much-branched leafless twining South African herb cultivated as an ornamental for its bright green stems growing from large aboveground bulbsplay

    Synonyms:

    Bowiea volubilis; climbing onion

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("climbing onion" is a kind of...):

    herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

    Holonyms ("climbing onion" is a member of...):

    Bowiea; genus Bowiea (small genus of tropical African perennial bulbous herbs with deciduous twining stems; sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae)

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