"dove plant" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: dove plants [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dove plant (plural dove plants)
  1. An American orchid (Peristeria elata) that produces numerous globose white fragrant flowers. The centre of the flower resembles a dove. Synonyms: dove orchid
    Sense id: en-dove_plant-en-noun-hC8IY9-E
  2. Any plant of the genus Aquilegia, so called because the flower resembles a ring of five doves.
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  3. A tropical or subtropical flowering shrub, Melochia tomentosa.
    Sense id: en-dove_plant-en-noun-n-pMhXG4

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