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ENGELMANNIA

Dictionary entry overview: What does engelmannia mean?

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

1. common erect hairy perennial of plains and prairies of southern and central United States having flowers that resemble sunflowers

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

Dictionary entry details

• ENGELMANNIA (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Common erect hairy perennial of plains and prairies of southern and central United States having flowers that resemble sunflowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

wild flower; wildflower (wild or uncultivated flowering plant)

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

genus Engelmannia (one species: North American herbs that resemble sunflowers)

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