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ARGYREIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Woody climbers of tropical Asia to Australia
Synonyms:
Argyreia; genus Argyreia
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Argyreia" is a kind of...):
dicot genus; magnoliopsid genus (genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination)
Meronyms (members of "Argyreia"):
silverweed (any of various twining shrubs of the genus Argyreia having silvery leaves and showy purple flowers)
Holonyms ("Argyreia" is a member of...):
Convolvulaceae; family Convolvulaceae; morning-glory family (morning glory; bindweed; sweet potato; plants having trumpet-shaped flowers and a climbing or twining habit)