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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
Generic synonyms: Gymnosperm
Group relationships: Genus Welwitchia, Genus Welwitschia
Lexicographical Neighbors of Welwitschia Mirabilis
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