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| wel·witsch·i·a [ wel wíchee ə ] (plural wel·witsch·i·as or wel·witsch·i·a) |
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desert plant of S Africa: a desert plant that produces two large strap-shaped leaves from the base of a short trunk and scarlet cones in which flowers develop. Native to: southern Africa. Latin name Welwitschia mirabilis.
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| [Mid-19th century. < modern Latin, after Friedrich Welwitsch (1806-1872), Austrian botanist] |
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