common devil's claw — noun annual of southern United States to Mexico having large whitish or yellowish flowers mottled with purple and a long curving beak • Syn: ↑common unicorn plant, ↑devil s claw, ↑elephant tusk, ↑proboscis flower, ↑ram s horn, ↑Proboscidea… … Useful english dictionary
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
List of plants by common name (Sonoran Desert) — This is a List of plants by common name (Sonoran Desert), for the Sonoran Desert and local environs; (S California, etc New Mexico, S, SW or Rio Grande Valley Northern Mexico states: Sonora, Chihuahua and Baja California, North and South, and… … Wikipedia
genus Proboscidea — noun in some classifications included in the genus Martynia and hence the two taxonomic names for some of the unicorn plants • Syn: ↑Proboscidea • Hypernyms: ↑plant genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Pedaliaceae, ↑family Pedaliaceae, ↑sesame family … Useful english dictionary
Proboscidea — noun 1. 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, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
proboscis flower — noun annual of southern United States to Mexico having large whitish or yellowish flowers mottled with purple and a long curving beak • Syn: ↑common unicorn plant, ↑devil s claw, ↑common devil s claw, ↑elephant tusk, ↑ram s horn, ↑Proboscidea… … Useful english dictionary
devil's claw — noun annual of southern United States to Mexico having large whitish or yellowish flowers mottled with purple and a long curving beak • Syn: ↑common unicorn plant, ↑common devil s claw, ↑elephant tusk, ↑proboscis flower, ↑ram s horn, ↑Proboscidea … Useful english dictionary
elephant-tusk — noun annual of southern United States to Mexico having large whitish or yellowish flowers mottled with purple and a long curving beak • Syn: ↑common unicorn plant, ↑devil s claw, ↑common devil s claw, ↑proboscis flower, ↑ram s horn, ↑Proboscidea… … Useful english dictionary
Proboscidea louisianica — noun annual of southern United States to Mexico having large whitish or yellowish flowers mottled with purple and a long curving beak • Syn: ↑common unicorn plant, ↑devil s claw, ↑common devil s claw, ↑elephant tusk, ↑proboscis flower, ↑ram s… … Useful english dictionary
ram's horn — noun annual of southern United States to Mexico having large whitish or yellowish flowers mottled with purple and a long curving beak • Syn: ↑common unicorn plant, ↑devil s claw, ↑common devil s claw, ↑elephant tusk, ↑proboscis flower,… … Useful english dictionary