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Meaning of hedgehog plant | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The spiny evergreen flowering plant Erinacea anthyllis.
  2. A species of medick, having the pods spirally twisted and rolled up into a spiny ball.

Examples

“Next time at Kew, look⟳ in the rock garden at the hedgehog plant⟳, Erinacea anthyllis, with its mauve flowers.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

hedgehog seahorse hedgehog signalling pathway hedgehog slice hedgehog tenrec hedgehog thistle hedgehogginess

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