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ACHIMENES

Dictionary entry overview: What does achimenes mean?

• ACHIMENES (noun)
The noun ACHIMENES has 1 sense:

1. any plant of the genus Achimenes having showy bell-shaped flowers that resemble gloxinias

Familiarity information: ACHIMENES used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ACHIMENES (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Any plant of the genus Achimenes having showy bell-shaped flowers that resemble gloxinias

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

achimenes; hot water plant

Hypernyms ("achimenes" is a kind of...):

flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)

Holonyms ("achimenes" is a member of...):

genus Achimenes (genus of tropical perennial American herbs)

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