Noun: welwitschia
- Curious plant of arid regions of southwestern Africa with a short trunk and two large persistent woody strap-like leaves; can live for hundreds or thousands of years
"The welwitschia is sometimes called a 'living fossil' due to its ancient lineage";
- Welwitschia mirabilis
Derived forms: welwitschias
Type of: gymnosperm
Part of: genus Welwitschia
Encyclopedia: Welwitschia