chameleon plant

noun

A plant of the species Houttuynia cordata.

Meanings

nounchameleon plant (countable and uncountable, plural chameleon plants)

plural chameleon plants

  1. countableuncountableA plant of the species Houttuynia cordata.

    Synonyms: fishwort, bishop's weed, heartleaf

  2. countableuncountableChamaeleon, a genus of thistle plants with at most a single currently accepted species Chamaeleon macrophyllus, most of whose former species are now in Carlina.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA plant of the species Houttuynia cordata.

Translations

Dutch moerasanemoon
  • moerasanemoonHouttuynia cordata
Japanese 蕺草
  • 蕺草 (dokudami)Houttuynia cordata
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Chicago

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