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BELLIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Synonyms:
Bellis; genus Bellis
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Bellis" is a kind of...):
asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)
Meronyms (members of "Bellis"):
daisy (any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl)
Holonyms ("Bellis" is a member of...):
aster family; Asteraceae; Compositae; family Asteraceae; family Compositae (plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia)