nyctaginia

WORDNET DICTIONARY

nyctaginia(n = noun.plant) genus nyctaginia - a caryophyllaceous genus of the family Nyctaginaceae having only one species; Array

is a kind of caryophylloid dicot genus

is a member of allioniaceae, family allioniaceae, family nyctaginaceae, four-o'clock family, nyctaginaceae

nyctaginia, prop. n.

A genus consisting of only one species. [WordNet 1.5]

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