whitecup

whitecup
noun
prostrate woody South American herb with white tubular flowers often tinged with blue or rose
Hypernyms: ↑cupflower, ↑nierembergia
Member Holonyms: ↑genus Nierembergia

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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
: a prostrate woody Argentine herb (Nierembergia rivularis) with white or rarely blue-tinged or rose-tinged tubular flowers

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/hwuyt"kup', wuyt"-/, n.
a creeping South American plant, Nierembergia repens, of the nightshade family, having bell-shaped, lilac- or blue-tinged, cream-white flowers.
[WHITE + CUP]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • cupflower — noun 1. Mexican evergreen climbing plant having large solitary funnel shaped fragrant yellow flowers with purple brown ridges in the throat • Syn: ↑chalice vine, ↑trumpet flower, ↑Solandra guttata • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush • Member Holonym …   Useful english dictionary

  • genus Nierembergia — noun genus of tropical American erect or creeping herbs with solitary flowers • Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Solanaceae, ↑family Solanaceae, ↑potato family • Member Meronyms: ↑c …   Useful english dictionary

  • nierembergia — noun any of various plants of the genus Nierembergia having upturned bell shaped flowers • Syn: ↑cupflower • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant • Hyponyms: ↑whitecup, ↑Nierembergia repens, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Nierembergia repens — noun prostrate woody South American herb with white tubular flowers often tinged with blue or rose • Syn: ↑whitecup, ↑Nierembergia rivularis • Hypernyms: ↑cupflower, ↑nierembergia • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Nierembergia …   Useful english dictionary

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