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noun

any of several creeping or sprawling tropical American plants of the genus Callisia, having sometimes fragrant flowers in a variety of colors.

Wandering Jew (def. 2).

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Origin of inch plant

An Americanism dating back to 1890–95

Words nearby inch plant

inchoation, inchoative, inch of mercury, Inchon, in chorus, inch plant, inch-pound, inchworm, incidence, incident, incidental

How to use inch plant in a sentence

Neil Patrick Harris, Hedwig and the Angry Inch Neil Patrick Harris in fishnets, high heels, and glitter could be a great gag.
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His most recommended plant was tree ivy—its juices sprayed up the nostrils.
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There was Petr Miller, a forgeman from the Prague ČKD plant.
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His first feature film, Jellyfish Eyes, debuted last year and was set in a town near a threatening nuclear power plant.
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As there are still many varieties of the plant grown in America, so there doubtless was when cultivated by the Indians.
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The plant as a whole remains green until late in the autumn.
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The Smooth Naked Horsetail is a common plant, specially by the sides of streams and pools.
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The relation existing between the balmy plant and the commerce of the world is of the strongest kind.
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Tobacco is a strong growing plant resisting heat and drought to a far (p. 018) greater extent than most plants.
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