macrosiphonia longiflora

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macrosiphonia longiflora - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Flannel flower \Flan"nel flow`er\ (Bot.)
     (a) The common mullein.
     (b) A Brazilian apocynaceous vine (Macrosiphonia   longiflora
         ) having woolly leaves.
     (c) An umbelliferous Australian flower (Actinotus   helianthi
         ), often erroneously thought to be composite.
         The involucre looks as if cut out of white flannel.
         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]