What does "welwitschia" mean?

Welwitschia mirabilis, a desert plant of southwest Africa.

What is a synonym for "welwitschia"?

Common synonyms include: welwitschia mirabilis.

Pronounced //wɛlˈwɪt͡ʃɪə//.

/wɛlˈwɪt͡ʃɪə/ noun

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Noun

1
Welwitschia mirabilis, a desert plant of southwest Africa.
2
curious plant of arid regions of southwestern Africa having a yard-high and yard-wide trunk like a turnip with a deep taproot and two large persistent woody straplike leaves growing from the base; living relic of a flora long disappeared; some may be 700-5000 years old wordnet

From the genus name Welwitschia, after Austrian explorer and botanist Friedrich Welwitsch.