VEGETABLE SHEEP
Dictionary entry overview: What does vegetable sheep mean?
• VEGETABLE SHEEP (noun)
The noun VEGETABLE SHEEP has 2 senses:
1. perennial prostrate mat-forming herb with hoary woolly foliage
2. cushion-forming New Zealand herb having leaves densely covered with tawny hairs
Familiarity information: VEGETABLE SHEEP used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• VEGETABLE SHEEP (noun)
Meaning:
Perennial prostrate mat-forming herb with hoary woolly foliage
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Raoulia australis; Raoulia lutescens; sheep plant; vegetable sheep
Hypernyms ("vegetable sheep" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Holonyms ("vegetable sheep" is a member of...):
genus Raoulia; Raoulia (genus of low-growing mat-forming New Zealand plants; in some classifications includes species placed in genus Haastia)
Meaning:
Cushion-forming New Zealand herb having leaves densely covered with tawny hairs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Haastia pulvinaris; sheep plant; vegetable sheep
Hypernyms ("vegetable sheep" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Holonyms ("vegetable sheep" is a member of...):
genus Haastia; Haastia (genus of New Zealand mat-forming herbs or subshrubs: vegetable sheep)
