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phylicas

phylicas is the plural of phylica.

Meaning of phylica

Noun

phylica (plural phylicas)

  1. Any of the flowering plants of the genus Phylica, the majority of which are restricted to South Africa.
    • In the showroom of a local carpet company, Avery, 31, gathered hydrangea and South African phylica into thick, twisted cords that meandered from wall to wall like alien coral.2022 September 23, Besha Rodell, “Australian Floral Designs That, at Long Last, Embrace Australian Flora”, in The New York Times Style Magazine

Questions about phylicas

What is phylicas the plural of?
Phylicas is the plural of phylica.

Words near phylicas in the dictionary

  1. phyleticists
  2. phyletics
  3. phyletism
  4. phylic
  5. phylica
  6. phylicas
  7. phylla
  8. phyllachoraceous
  9. phyllade
  10. phyllades
  11. phyllanemblinin

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