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canarybird flower — /keuh nair ee berrd / a nasturtium, Tropaeolum peregrinum, of Peru, having round, deeply lobed leaves and yellow flowers. Also called canarybird vine. [1815 25; CANARY + BIRD] * * * … Universalium
canarybird vine — noun a climber having flowers that are the color of canaries • Syn: ↑canarybird flower, ↑canary creeper, ↑Tropaeolum peregrinum • Hypernyms: ↑nasturtium * * * noun see canarybird flower 1 … Useful english dictionary
canary creeper — noun a climber having flowers that are the color of canaries • Syn: ↑canarybird flower, ↑canarybird vine, ↑Tropaeolum peregrinum • Hypernyms: ↑nasturtium * * * noun : canarybird flower 1 … Useful english dictionary
Tropaeolum peregrinum — Taxobox name = Tropaeolum peregrinum regnum = Plantae unranked divisio = Angiosperms unranked classis = Eudicots unranked ordo = Rosids ordo = Brassicales familia = Tropaeolaceae genus = Tropaeolum species = T. peregrinum binomial = Tropaeolum… … Wikipedia
canary creeper — ▪ plant also called Canarybird Flower, Canarybird Vine, or Canary Nasturtium (species Tropaeolum peregrinum), annual climbing herb, of the family Tropaeolaceae, native to northwestern South America and introduced to other regions as a… … Universalium
Tropaeolum peregrinum — noun a climber having flowers that are the color of canaries • Syn: ↑canarybird flower, ↑canarybird vine, ↑canary creeper • Hypernyms: ↑nasturtium … Useful english dictionary
Tropaeolum — n. a trailing or climbing plant of the genus Tropaeolum, with trumpet shaped yellow, orange, or red flowers. Etymology: mod.L f. L tropaeum trophy, with ref. to the likeness of the flower and leaf to a helmet and shield * * * noun a tropical… … Useful english dictionary
bird plant — noun : a Mexican herb (Heterotoma lobelioides) having yellow and purple flowers that suggest the form of a bird called also bird flower, canarybird flower … Useful english dictionary
canary vine — noun Etymology: so called from the color of the flowers of Tropaeolum peregrinum 1. : canarybird flower 1 2. : climbing fumitory … Useful english dictionary
