SINCE 1828
Welwitschia
noun
Wel·witsch·ia
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welˈwichēə \
Definition of Welwitschia
: a monotypic genus of desert plants (family Welwitschiaceae) of southwestern Africa characterized by a trunk less than a foot high but often six feet in circumference, two persistent leaves that grow at the base and die at the apex, and cone-shaped inflorescences
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