Meanings
proper noun
- historicalAn ancient city and former bishopric in Roman North Africa.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounherb of China and Japan widely cultivated for its plumelike panicles of creamy white flowers
Similar
plume poppyMacleaya cordata
Broader
nounsmall Central American tree having loose racemes of purple-tinted green flowers
Similar
tree celandineBocconia frutescens
Broader
angiospermous treeflowering tree
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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APA
Bocconia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bocconia
MLA
“Bocconia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bocconia. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bocconia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bocconia.
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