"wallplant" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wallplants [plural]
Etymology: From wall + plant. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|wall|plant}} wall + plant Head templates: {{en-noun}} wallplant (plural wallplants)
  1. A plant that grows on a wall.
    Sense id: en-wallplant-en-noun-uZsW2va7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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