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  1. common unicorn plant, devil's claw, common devil's claw, elephant-tusk, proboscis flower, ram's horn, Proboscidea louisianicanoun

    annual of southern United States to Mexico having large whitish or yellowish flowers mottled with purple and a long curving beak

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  1. proboscis flower

    A proboscis flower is a type of plant that is characterized by a long, tubular structure where its nectar is stored. This long tubular part, similar to a proboscis - a long flexible snout or trunk - in some animals, is evolved to facilitate pollination by specific types of pollinators with long tongues or proboscis-like structures, such as certain species of moths, butterflies, and hummingbirds.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of proboscis flower in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of proboscis flower in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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