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    NIEREMBERGIA

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Any of various plants of the genus Nierembergia having upturned bell-shaped flowersplay

    Synonyms:

    cupflower; nierembergia

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    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("nierembergia" 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)

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

    Nierembergia repens; Nierembergia rivularis; whitecup (prostrate woody South American herb with white tubular flowers often tinged with blue or rose)

    Nierembergia frutescens; tall cupflower (shrubby Chilean herb having bluish-white tubular flowers used as an ornamental)

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

    genus Nierembergia (genus of tropical American erect or creeping herbs with solitary flowers)

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