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ACINOS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Plants closely allied to the genera Satureja and Calamintha
Synonyms:
Acinos; genus Acinos
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Acinos" is a kind of...):
asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)
Meronyms (members of "Acinos"):
Acinos arvensis; basil balm; basil thyme; mother of thyme; Satureja acinos (fragrant European mint having clusters of small violet-and-white flowers; naturalized especially in eastern North America)
Holonyms ("Acinos" is a member of...):
family Labiatae; family Lamiaceae; Labiatae; Lamiaceae; mint family (a large family of aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including mint; thyme; sage; rosemary)
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