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nounthe largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia
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of or relating to or characteristic of or located near the Mediterranean Sea
Definition that contains mediterranean
- fig Mediterranean tree widely cultivated for its edible fruit
- artichoke Mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large edible flower head
- mignonette Mediterranean woody annual widely cultivated for its dense terminal spikelike clusters greenish or yellowish white flowers having an intense spicy fragrance
- cyclamen Mediterranean plant widely cultivated as a houseplant for its showy dark green leaves splotched with silver and nodding white or pink to reddish flowers with reflexed petals
- ceratitis Mediterranean fruit flies
- squirting cucumber Mediterranean vine having oblong fruit that when ripe expels its seeds and juice violently when touched
- caltrop Mediterranean annual or biennial herb having pinkish to purple flowers surrounded by spine-tipped scales; naturalized in America
- sweet reseda Mediterranean woody annual widely cultivated for its dense terminal spikelike clusters greenish or yellowish white flowers having an intense spicy fragrance
- orchis papilionaceae Mediterranean orchid having usually purple flowers with a fan-shaped spotted or striped rose-red lip
- teucrium marum Mediterranean germander having small hairy leaves and reddish purple flowers; attractive to cats