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zebrina

/zɪˈbɹiːnə/

zebrina noun: the flowering plant Tradescantia zebrina (formerly Zebrina pendula), a species of spiderwort with striped leaves.

zebrina: the flowering plant Tradescantia zebrina (formerly Zebrina pendula), a species of spiderwort with...
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Noun

zebrina (plural zebrinas)

  1. The flowering plant Tradescantia zebrina (formerly Zebrina pendula), a species of spiderwort with striped leaves.
    • The plants are equally attractive when different-colored zebrinas are trained on a fan-shaped or rectangular trellis. The rose-colored flowers, of which new ones blossom each morning, add to the attractiveness of this viny, succulent herb.2012, A. J. Oakes, Ornamental Grasses and Grasslike Plants, page 462

Forms of zebrina

pluralzebrinas

Origin of zebrina

From the taxonomic name.

Questions about zebrina

What does zebrina mean?
Zebrina means the flowering plant Tradescantia zebrina (formerly Zebrina pendula), a species of spiderwort with striped leaves.
What part of speech is zebrina?
Zebrina is a noun.
How do you pronounce zebrina?
Zebrina is pronounced /zɪˈbɹiːnə/.
What is the plural of zebrina?
The plural of zebrina is zebrinas.

Words near zebrina in the dictionary

  1. zebrasses
  2. zebrawood
  3. zebrawoods
  4. zebress
  5. zebrin
  6. zebrina
  7. zebrinas
  8. zebrine
  9. zebrines
  10. zebrinnies
  11. zebrinny

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