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Definition: Francoa

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Perennial evergreen herbs with white or pink flowers; Chile.[Wordnet].

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Date "Francoa" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1970. (references)

Common Expressions: Francoa

Expressions Definition
Francoa ramosa Chilean evergreen shrub having delicate spikes of small white flowers. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Genus Francoa Perennial evergreen herbs with white or pink flowers; Chile. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Extended Definition: Francoa

Francoa

Bridal wreath
Francoa sonchifolia
Francoa sonchifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Geraniales
Family: Francoaceae
Genus: Francoa
Cav.
Species: F. sonchifolia
Binomial name
Francoa sonchifolia

Francoa is a genus of the Francoaceae family. It include only the species Francoa sonchifolia, an herb endemic to Chile, commonly known as Bridal Wreath. Plants may grow up to one metre high and produce basal clumps of round, deeply lobed, dark green, fuzzy leaves with winged leafstalks. Compact racemes of small, cup-shaped flowers, which are pink with red markings, appear in summer and early fall.

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