caricature plant

caricature plant
a tropical Old World shrub, Graptophyllum pictum, of the acanthus family, characterized by purple or red tubular flowers and leaf markings resembling the profile of a human face.

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  • caricature plant — noun tropical Old World shrub having purple or red tubular flowers and leaf markings resembling the profile of a human face • Syn: ↑Graptophyllum pictum • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush • Member Holonyms: ↑Graptophyllum, ↑genus Graptophyllum …   Useful english dictionary

  • Acanthaceae — ▪ plant family       one of 23 families in the mint order of flowering plants (Lamiales), containing approximately 230 genera and nearly 3,500 species distributed predominantly in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. The greater part of …   Universalium

  • genus Graptophyllum — noun caricature plant • Syn: ↑Graptophyllum • Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Acanthaceae, ↑family Acanthaceae, ↑acanthus family …   Useful english dictionary

  • Graptophyllum — noun caricature plant • Syn: ↑genus Graptophyllum • Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Acanthaceae, ↑family Acanthaceae, ↑acanthus family …   Useful english dictionary

  • Graptophyllum pictum — ID 37890 Symbol Key GRPI4 Common Name caricature plant Family Acanthaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Introduced to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution FL Growth Habit Shrub Duration …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Graptophyllum — Taxobox name = Graptophyllum image width = 220px image caption = Graptophyllum pictum regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Lamiales familia = Acanthaceae genus = Graptophyllum subdivision ranks = Species… …   Wikipedia

  • Graptophyllum pictum (L.) Griffith — Symbol GRPI4 Common Name caricature plant Botanical Family Acanthaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Graptophyllum pictum (L.) Griffith — Symbol GRPI4 Common Name caricature plant Botanical Family Acanthaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Graptophyllum pictum — noun tropical Old World shrub having purple or red tubular flowers and leaf markings resembling the profile of a human face • Syn: ↑caricature plant • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush • Member Holonyms: ↑Graptophyllum, ↑genus Graptophyllum …   Useful english dictionary

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