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gaura

gaura noun: any flowering plant of the Oenothera sect. Gaura (formerly the genus Gaura in the family Onagraceae, including many beeblossoms. Also the alternative form of gora.

Noun

gaura (plural gauras)

  1. Any flowering plant of the Oenothera sect. Gaura (formerly the genus Gaura in the family Onagraceae, including many beeblossoms.
    • Blossoms that flower atop willowy weedy stems such as forget-me-nots, delphiniums, and gauras should be thought of as two-dayers; they don't draw water well or retain preservatives.1996, Rayford Clayton Reddell, Full bloom: thoughts from an opinionated gardener, page 66

Also used as

gaura is also the alternative form of gora.

Forms of gaura

pluralgauras

Origin of gaura

From the former genus name.

Questions about gaura

What does gaura mean?
Gaura means any flowering plant of the Oenothera sect. Gaura (formerly the genus Gaura in the family Onagraceae, including many beeblossoms.
What part of speech is gaura?
Gaura is a noun.
What is the plural of gaura?
The plural of gaura is gauras.

Words near gaura in the dictionary

  1. gauping
  2. gaups
  3. gaupus
  4. gaupuses
  5. gaur
  6. gaura
  7. Gaurang
  8. gaurantee
  9. gauras
  10. Gaurav
  11. Gaurella-Pendra-Marwahi

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