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EXACUM AFFINE

Dictionary entry overview: What does Exacum affine mean?

• EXACUM AFFINE (noun)
The noun EXACUM AFFINE has 1 sense:

1. perennial cultivated especially as a houseplant for its fragrant bluish to dark lavender flowers

Familiarity information: EXACUM AFFINE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• EXACUM AFFINE (noun)

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Exacum affine ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Perennial cultivated especially as a houseplant for its fragrant bluish to dark lavender flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Exacum affine; Persian violet

Hypernyms ("Exacum affine" is a kind of...):

houseplant (any of a variety of plants grown indoors for decorative purposes)

Holonyms ("Exacum affine" is a member of...):

Exacum; genus Exacum (genus of tropical Asiatic and African plants: especially Persian violets)

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