- umbrella plant
- noun Date: circa 1909 a perennial sedge (Cyperus alternifolius) of Madagascar that has large terminal whorls of slender leaves and is often grown as an ornamental
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umbrella plant
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umbrella plant — n. a common, cultivated, aquatic sedge (Cyperus alternifolius) having naked, triangular stems surmounted by an umbrellalike whorl of grasslike leaves and greenish spikelets: also called umbrella palm … English World dictionary
umbrella plant — 1. an African plant, Cyperus alternifolius, of the sedge family, that has several stems growing directly upward from a mass of roots and an umbrella shaped cluster of leaves at the top of each stem. 2. North Midland U.S. the May apple plant. 3.… … Universalium
Umbrella Plant — The common name Umbrella Plant can refer to several unrelated species:* Cyperus alternifolius (Umbrella Papyrus) * Darmera peltata (Indian Rhubarb) * Eriogonum longifolium var. harperi (Harper s Umbrella Plant or Harper s Buckwheat) * Podophyllum … Wikipedia
umbrella plant — pražangialapė viksvuolė statusas T sritis vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Cyperus alternifolius angl. umbrella flatsedge; umbrella grass; umbrella plant vok. wechselblättriges Zypergras rus. сныть разнолистная; циперус зонтичный; циперус… … Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas
umbrella-plant — pražangialapės viksvuolės vėduoklinis porūšis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Viksvuolinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, pluoštinis, vaistinis augalas (Cyperus alternifolius subsp. flabelliformis), paplitęs Afrikoje ir pietvakarių Azijoje.… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
umbrella plant — noun 1. African sedge widely cultivated as an ornamental water plant for its terminal umbrellalike cluster of slender grasslike leaves • Syn: ↑umbrella sedge, ↑Cyperus alternifolius • Hypernyms: ↑sedge • Member Holonyms: ↑Cyperus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
umbrella plant — umbrel′la plant n. pln an African plant, Cyperus alternifolius, of the sedge family, that has several stems growing directly upward and an umbrella shaped cluster of leaves at the top of each stem • Etymology: 1870–75 … From formal English to slang
umbrella plant — noun a tropical sedge with stiff green stems terminating in a whorl of arching green bracts, often grown as a house plant. [Cyperus involucratus.] … English new terms dictionary
umbrella plant — Ahu awa haole … English-Hawaiian dictionary
Umbrella tree — can refer to several items:* Under the Umbrella Tree , a 1986 Children s television program * Magnolia tripetala (Umbrella magnolia) * Musanga cecropioides (African Corkwood) * Polyscias murrayi * Schefflera actinophylla (Umbrella Tree or Octopus … Wikipedia
