cock's-eggs

cock's-eggs
cock's-eggs cock's-eggs n. a weedy vine of Argentina ({Salpichroa organifolia}) having solitary white flowers followed by egg-shaped white or yellow fruit.

Syn: cock's eggs, {Salpichroa organifolia}, {Salpichroa rhomboidea}. [WordNet 1.5]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • cock's-eggs — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun (plural cock s eggs) 1. : the egg shaped white or yellow fruit of a weedy herbaceous vine (Salpichroa rhomboidea) of the family Solanaceae of Argentina 2. : the plant bearing cock s eggs …   Useful english dictionary

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  • cock's eggs — noun weedy vine of Argentina having solitary white flowers followed by egg shaped white or yellow fruit • Syn: ↑Salpichroa organifolia, ↑Salpichroa rhomboidea • Hypernyms: ↑vine • Member Holonyms: ↑Salpichroa, ↑genus Salpichroa …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Salpichroa organifolia — cock s eggs cock s eggs n. a weedy vine of Argentina ({Salpichroa organifolia}) having solitary white flowers followed by egg shaped white or yellow fruit. Syn: cock s eggs, {Salpichroa organifolia}, {Salpichroa rhomboidea}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Salpichroa organifolia — cock s eggs cock s eggs n. a weedy vine of Argentina ({Salpichroa organifolia}) having solitary white flowers followed by egg shaped white or yellow fruit. Syn: cock s eggs, {Salpichroa organifolia}, {Salpichroa rhomboidea}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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