NEPHTHYTIS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Any plant of the genus Nephthytis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("nephthytis" is a kind of...):

aroid; arum (any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "nephthytis"):

Nephthytis afzelii (tropical rhizomatous plant cultivated as an ornamental for its large sagittate leaves)

Holonyms ("nephthytis" is a member of...):

genus Nephthytis (small genus of tropical western African creeping or twining herbs)

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