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shrimp plant
shrimp plant (plural shrimp plants)


noun 
Definition:
 
houseplant with flowers that resemble shrimp: an ornamental plant with long curving flower spikes within overlapping pink bracts. Native to: tropical America.  Latin name Beloperone guttata.
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