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lantana

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for lantana.

Editorial note

> Lantana camara (common lantana) is a species of flowering plant within the verbena family (Verbenaceae), native to the American tropics...

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Quick take

Any member of the genus Lantana of perennial verbenas with aromatic flower clusters.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of lantana gathered in one view.

noun

Any member of the genus Lantana of perennial verbenas with aromatic flower clusters.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for lantana.

noun

Any member of the genus Lantana of perennial verbenas with aromatic flower clusters.

Example sentences

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> Lantana camara (common lantana) is a species of flowering plant within the verbena family (Verbenaceae), native to the American tropics...

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The winter birds depend on the lantana berries for food on the coldest days.

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Even my lantana was dead up till the rain and now it has all sprouted and is trying to set flowers like the sage.

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Bee balm, honeysuckle, Texas lantana, beautyberry, and turk’s cap to name a few.

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Butterflies cover my lantana, and I see fireflies at night.

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The bees also really like the citrus (oranges, lemons, citron, grapefruit), cuphea, milkweed, buddleia, lavender, and lantana.

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Further afield from my humble abode, yes, Phytophthora, lantana, black rats, blackberry, feral goats / pigs / deer, cane toads, camels, etc.

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They ate every type of vegetation that I have out here - vegetable plants, fruit tree leaves and bark, nut tree leaves and bark, my olive trees, native wildflowers including salvia, sunflowers, lantana, etc.

Quote examples

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We call the common lantana "chicken shit flower".

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Detailing a "near total process failure", he referred to a UK limited liability partnership called Lantana Trade which had opened an account at Danske in Estonia the previous year.

Proper noun examples

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Lantana is in Palm Beach County, which is in the geographic jurisdiction of the Fourth District Court of Appeal.

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It gave Hawaii no less than thirty-four species of insects introduced as attempted biocontrol of an introduced shrub Lantana.

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Home Depot and Walmart are filled with (beautiful) invasive plants like Medinilla magnifica, Kahili ginger, Lantana, so many others.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use lantana in a sentence?

> Lantana camara (common lantana) is a species of flowering plant within the verbena family (Verbenaceae), native to the American tropics...

What does lantana mean?

Any member of the genus Lantana of perennial verbenas with aromatic flower clusters.

What part of speech is lantana?

lantana is commonly used as noun.