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cordyline

cordyline noun: any member of the genus Cordyline of woody monocotyledonous flowering plants, native to the western Pacific Ocean region.

cordyline: any member of the genus Cordyline of woody monocotyledonous flowering plants, native to the western...
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Noun

cordyline (plural cordylines)

  1. Any member of the genus Cordyline of woody monocotyledonous flowering plants, native to the western Pacific Ocean region.

Forms of cordyline

pluralcordylines

Origin of cordyline

From the genus name.

Questions about cordyline

What does cordyline mean?
Cordyline means any member of the genus Cordyline of woody monocotyledonous flowering plants, native to the western Pacific Ocean region.
What part of speech is cordyline?
Cordyline is a noun.
What is the plural of cordyline?
The plural of cordyline is cordylines.

Words near cordyline in the dictionary

  1. cordyceps
  2. cordyceptic
  3. cordycipitaceous
  4. cordylid
  5. cordylids
  6. cordyline
  7. cordylines
  8. Cordys
  9. Cordăreni
  10. core
  11. core belief

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