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Red Lady of Paviland — The Red Lady of Paviland is a fairly complete Upper Paleolithic era human male skeleton dyed in red ochre, discovered in 1823 by Rev. William Buckland in one of the Paviland limestone caves of the Gower peninsula in south Wales, dating from… … Wikipedia
red jasmine — noun or red jessamine 1. : a frangipani (Plumeria rubra) widely cultivated in warm regions for its very large leaves and large terminal cymes of pink, red, or purple richly fragrant flowers 2. : cypress vine * * * red jasmine Frangipani (Plumeria … Useful english dictionary
madagascar periwinkle — n. (Bot.) A commonly cultivated Old World woody herb ({Vinca rosea}) having large pinkish to red flowers. Syn: periwinkle, rose periwinkle, Madagascar periwinkle, old maid, Cape periwinkle, red periwinkle, cayenne jasmine, {Catharanthus roseus},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cape periwinkle — noun commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers • Syn: ↑periwinkle, ↑rose periwinkle, ↑Madagascar periwinkle, ↑old maid, ↑red periwinkle, ↑cayenne jasmine, ↑Catharanthus roseus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Madagascar periwinkle — noun commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers • Syn: ↑periwinkle, ↑rose periwinkle, ↑old maid, ↑Cape periwinkle, ↑red periwinkle, ↑cayenne jasmine, ↑Catharanthus roseus, ↑Vinca rose … Useful english dictionary
rose periwinkle — noun commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers • Syn: ↑periwinkle, ↑Madagascar periwinkle, ↑old maid, ↑Cape periwinkle, ↑red periwinkle, ↑cayenne jasmine, ↑Catharanthus roseus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Common periwinkle — Winkle redirects here. For the contract bridge play, see Winkle squeeze. Common periwinkle Periwinkle emerging from its shell, Sweden Scientific classificatio … Wikipedia
Old red sandstone — Old Old, a. [Compar. {Older}; superl. {Oldest}.] [OE. old, ald, AS. ald, eald; akin to D. oud, OS. ald, OFries. ald, old, G. alt, Goth. alpeis, and also to Goth. alan to grow up, Icel. ala to bear, produce, bring up, L. alere to nourish. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
herbaceous plant — noun a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests • Syn: ↑herb • Derivationally related forms: ↑herbal (for: ↑herb) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Catharanthus roseus — madagascar periwinkle madagascar periwinkle n. (Bot.) A commonly cultivated Old World woody herb ({Vinca rosea}) having large pinkish to red flowers. Syn: periwinkle, rose periwinkle, Madagascar periwinkle, old maid, Cape periwinkle, red… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
