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paullinia

paullinia noun: any vine of the genus Paullinia.

Noun

paullinia (plural paullinias)

  1. Any vine of the genus Paullinia.
    • […]; the far-spreading shoots of the mellifluous paullinias, of the burning dalechampias and the bauhinia with its strangely lobated leaves;1824, Joh[ann] Bapt[ist] von Spix, C[arl] F[riedrich] Phil[ipp] von Martius, Travels in Brazil, in the Years 1817-1820. Undertaken by Command of His Majesty the King of Bavaria., volume the first...
    • The road along the slope of the mountain was so pretty, among myrtles, begonias, and paullinias;1830, [Jane Marcet], Bertha’s Visit to Her Uncle in England, volume I, London: John Murray, […], page 46

Forms of paullinia

pluralpaullinias

Questions about paullinia

What does paullinia mean?
Paullinia means any vine of the genus Paullinia.
What part of speech is paullinia?
Paullinia is a noun.
What is the plural of paullinia?
The plural of paullinia is paullinias.

Words near paullinia in the dictionary

  1. Paull
  2. Paulley
  3. Paullin
  4. paullinate
  5. paullinates
  6. paullinia
  7. paullinias
  8. paullinic acid
  9. Paullins
  10. paullone
  11. paullones

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