| / English Dictionary |
ANTHYLLIS
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Genus of Mediterranean herbs and shrubs
Synonyms:
Anthyllis; genus Anthyllis
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Anthyllis" is a kind of...):
rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)
Meronyms (members of "Anthyllis"):
Anthyllis barba-jovis; Jupiter's beard; silver-bush; silverbush (silvery hairy European shrub with evergreen foliage and pale yellow flowers)
Anthyllis vulneraria; kidney vetch (perennial Eurasian herb having heads of red or yellow flowers and common in meadows and pastures; formerly used medicinally for kidney disorders)
Holonyms ("Anthyllis" is a member of...):
Papilionoideae; subfamily Papilionoideae (alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae)
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
