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Answer for the clue "In some classifications included in the genus Martynia and hence the two taxonomic names for some of the unicorn plants ", 11 letters:
proboscidea

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Proboscidea \Pro`bos*cid"e*a\, n. pl. [NL. See Proboscis .] (Zo["o]l.) An order of large mammals including the elephants and mastodons.

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Proboscidea is a genus of flowering plant in the family Martyniaceae , some of whose species are known as devil's claw , devil's horn , ram's horn , or unicorn plant . The plants produce long, hooked seed pods. The hooks catch on the feet of animals, and ...

Usage examples of proboscidea.

Whoever wants to play elephas maximus of the order Proboscidea can have these goddam things.

The narial aperture is thus pushed up, and is short, with an upward direction, as in the Cetacea and Sirenia, with whom the Proboscidea have certain affinities.