genus nyctaginia

Noun
  1. A caryophyllaceous genus of the family Nyctaginaceae having only one species (synset 111856606)
    is a type of: caryophylloid dicot genus - genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers
    member holonym: nyctaginia capitata, scarlet musk flower - viscid branched perennial of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having tuberous roots and deep red flowers
    belongs to: allioniaceae, family allioniaceae, family nyctaginaceae, four-o'clock family, nyctaginaceae - a family of flowering plants of the order Caryophyllales
    same as: nyctaginia

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