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Meaning of WELWITSCHIA MIRABILIS
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Definition:
[n]
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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Synonyms:
welwitschia
See Also:
genus Welwitchia
,
genus Welwitschia
,
gymnosperm
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