Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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shellflower | Yes | No | No | No |
genus Languas | Yes | No | No | No |
shellflower (noun) | genus Languas (noun) |
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showy perennial of marshlands of eastern and central North America having waxy lanceolate leaves and flower with lower part creamy white and upper parts pale pink to deep purple | perennial rhizomatous herbs of Asia and Australia and Polynesia having ginger-scented rhizomes |
cultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching clusters of white flowers with pink shading and crinkled yellow lips with variegated magenta stripes |