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unicorn plant
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- a North American plant, Proboscidea ( Martynia ) louisianica, having creamy-white to red flowers blotched with purple, and a woody capsule with a long, curved beak.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of unicorn plant1
First recorded in 1790–1800
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With the same intent of seeking new fields are the hooks of the burdock, the unicorn plant, and the bur-parsley which impress as carriers the sheep and cattle upon a thousand hills.
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The unicorn plant, Martynia proboscidia, common in the southwestern portion of the United States, is sometimes seen in cultivation.
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