Definition of Welwitschia mirabilis

1. Noun. 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.

Exact synonyms: Welwitschia
Generic synonyms: Gymnosperm
Group relationships: Genus Welwitchia, Genus Welwitschia

Lexicographical Neighbors of Welwitschia Mirabilis

Welsh springer spaniel
Welsh terrier
Welsh yard
Welsh yards
Welsher
Welshers
Welshland
Welshman
Welshmen
Welshness
Welshwoman
Welshwomen
Weltanschauung
Weltschmerz
Welty
Welwitschia mirabilis (current term)
Welwitschiaceae
Welwyn
Welwyn Garden City
Wemba-Wemba
Wemba Wemba
Wembawemba
Wembley
Wen
Wen-Ti
Wen Ch'ang
Wenceslas
Wenceslaus
Wenckebach block
Wenckebach period

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