proboscis flower

Noun
  1. Annual of southern United States to Mexico having large whitish or yellowish flowers mottled with purple and a long curving beak (synset 112896029)
    is a type of: herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
    belongs to: genus proboscidea, proboscidea - in some classifications included in the genus Martynia and hence the two taxonomic names for some of the unicorn plants
    same as: common devil's claw, common unicorn plant, devil's claw, elephant-tusk, proboscidea louisianica, ram's horn

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