ALL meanings of welwitschia
- noun welwitschia A gymnospermous plant of desert regions in southwestern Africa that has a dwarf, massive trunk, two long strap-shaped leaves, and male and female flowers in the scales of scarlet cones. It is remarkable for its ability to extract moisture from fog. 1
- noun welwitschia a gymnosperm plant, Welwitschia mirabilis, of the Namib Desert in SW Africa, consisting of two large woody leaves lying on the ground with a conelike structure arising between them: phylum Gnetophyta 0
- noun welwitschia Welwitschia mirabilis, a desert plant of southwest Africa. 0