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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "Ipomoea alba",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "wilec biały"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "Ipomoea alba",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "księżycowa winorośl"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "Ipomoea alba",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "księżycowy kwiat"
}
],
"word": "moonflower"
}
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