- Proboscidea
- noun1. in some classifications included in the genus Martynia and hence the two taxonomic names for some of the unicorn plants• Syn: ↑genus Proboscidea• Hypernyms: ↑plant genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Pedaliaceae, ↑family Pedaliaceae, ↑sesame family• Member Meronyms:↑common unicorn plant, ↑devil's claw, ↑common devil's claw, ↑elephant-tusk, ↑proboscis flower, ↑ram's horn, ↑Proboscidea louisianica, ↑sand devil's claw, ↑Proboscidea arenaria, ↑Martynia arenaria, ↑sweet unicorn plant, ↑Proboscidea fragrans, ↑Martynia fragrans2. an order of animals including elephants and mammoths• Syn: ↑order Proboscidea• Hypernyms: ↑animal order• Member Holonyms: ↑Eutheria, ↑subclass Eutheria• Member Meronyms:
Useful english dictionary. 2012.