shrimp plant

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noun

a small, sprawling shrub, Justicia brandegeana (or Beloperone guttata), of the acanthus family, native to Mexico, having small white flowers protruding from a series of overlapping reddish bracts and often cultivated as a houseplant.

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Origin of shrimp plant

First recorded in 1940–45

Words nearby shrimp plant

shrike, shrill, shrimp, shrimper, shrimpfish, shrimp plant, shrine, Shriner, shrink, shrinkage, shrinker

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His most recommended plant was tree ivy—its juices sprayed up the nostrils.
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Same for driveway pavers and meat and poultry plant workers.
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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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