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piggyback plant

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A plant native to moist forests near the coast of northwestern North America, Tolmiea menziesii, grown as an ornamental groundcover or container plant for its attractive green foliage with plantlets growing from the bases of the leaves.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

vigorous perennial herb with flowers in erect racemes and having young plants develop at the junction of a leaf blade and the leafstalk

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: pickaback plant, youth-on-age, Tolmiea menziesii

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant

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