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noon-flower

noon-flower noun: disphyma crassifolium subsp. clavellatum.

Noun

noon-flower (plural noon-flowers)

  1. Disphyma crassifolium subsp. clavellatum
    • The thick-leaved noon-flower that swings from chalk cliffs and creek banks in the auriferous country is a delectable salad.1891 December 19, The Argus, page 4, column 2
    • […] australe, Rounded Noon-flower (or Rounded Pigface), are clearly shown in Pl. 175. […] Noonflowers grow well in rockeries, especially close to the sea1973, Gordon Ross Cochrane, Flowers and Plants of Victoria, page 182

Forms of noon-flower

pluralnoon-flowers

Questions about noon-flower

What does noon-flower mean?
Noon-flower means disphyma crassifolium subsp. clavellatum.
What part of speech is noon-flower?
Noon-flower is a noun.
What is the plural of noon-flower?
The plural of noon-flower is noon-flowers.

Words near noon-flower in the dictionary

  1. noon flies
  2. noon fly
  3. noon gun
  4. noon guns
  5. noon of night
  6. noon-flower
  7. noon-time
  8. noon-times
  9. noona
  10. Noonan
  11. Noonan syndrome

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