"string of pearls" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: strings of pearls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|strings of pearls}} string of pearls (plural strings of pearls)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see string, pearl.
    Sense id: en-string_of_pearls-en-noun-Sni7-62s
  2. The flowering plant Curio rowleyanus (syn. Senecio rowleyanus). Categories (lifeform): Senecioneae tribe plants
    Sense id: en-string_of_pearls-en-noun-ZTLJxqha Disambiguation of Senecioneae tribe plants: 9 91 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 5 95 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 7 93

Inflected forms

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