welwitschia


Definition: Meaning of, welwitschia in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / wɛlˈwɪtʃɪə /

  • noun
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welwitschia welwitschias
  1. curious plant of arid regions of southwestern Africa having a yard-high and yard-wide trunk like a turnip with a deep taproot and two large persistent woody straplike leaves growing from the base; living relic of a flora long disappeared; some may be 700-5000 years old
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welwitschia used in phrases

  • Welwitschia mirabilis (noun)
    1. curious plant of arid regions of southwestern Africa having a yard-high and yard-wide trunk like a turnip with a deep taproot and two large persistent woody straplike leaves growing from the base; living relic of a flora long disappeared; some may be 700-5000 years old
  • genus Welwitschia (noun)
    1. type and sole genus of Welwitschiaceae
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