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ACHILLEA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Any of several plants of the genus Achillea native to Europe and having small white flowers in flat-topped flower heads
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("achillea" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "achillea"):
Achillea millefolium; milfoil; yarrow (ubiquitous strong-scented mat-forming Eurasian herb of wasteland, hedgerow or pasture having narrow serrate leaves and small usually white florets; widely naturalized in North America)
Achillea ptarmica; sneezeweed yarrow; sneezewort (Eurasian herb having loose heads of button-shaped white flowers and long grey-green leaves that cause sneezing when powdered)
Holonyms ("achillea" is a member of...):
genus Achillea (perennial often aromatic and sometimes mat-forming herbs of north temperate regions: yarrow; milfoil)
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