Meanings
nounquamoclit (plural quamoclits)
plural quamoclits
- biologyAny plant of the former genus Quamoclit.
Also, quamoclits fit well into window boxes, especially when paired with other vines such as thunbergia, and they will cascade over a wall or spread over the ground, low shrubs and rocks.
1990, Jennifer Bennett, Turid Forsyth, The Harrowsmith annual garden
Origin
From the genus name.
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quamoclit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quamoclit
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“quamoclit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quamoclit. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quamoclit,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quamoclit.
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