unicorn plant

English

Noun

unicorn plant (plural unicorn plants)

  1. Any of certain species of the flowering plant genus Proboscidea.

Derived terms

  • common unicorn plant (Proboscidea louisianica)
  • desert unicorn plant (Proboscidea althaeifolia)
  • dune unicorn plant (Proboscidea sabulosa)
  • New Mexico unicorn plant (Proboscidea spicata)
  • sweet unicorn plant (Proboscidea fragrans, syn. Martynia fragrans)
  • yellow unicorn plant (Ibicella lutea, syn. Proboscidea lutea)

References

  • “unicorn plant”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
  • unicorn plant on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Proboscidea (Martyniaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
  • Category:Proboscidea (Martyniaceae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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