unicorn plant
noun
a North American plant, Proboscidea (Martynia) louisianica, having creamy-white to red flowers blotched with purple, and a woody capsule with a long, curved beak.
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Origin of unicorn plant
First recorded in 1790–1800
Words nearby unicorn plant
Unicode, unicolor, unicolour, unicorn, unicornous, unicorn plant, unicorn uterus, unicostate, unicuspid, unicycle, unidentified
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