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BURNET BLOODWORT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
European garden herb with purple-tinged flowers and leaves that are sometimes used for salads
Synonyms:
burnet bloodwort; pimpernel; Poterium sanguisorba; salad burnet
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("burnet bloodwort" 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)
Meronyms (parts of "burnet bloodwort"):
salad burnet (leaves sometimes used for salad)
Holonyms ("burnet bloodwort" is a member of...):
genus Poterium; Poterium (a genus of thorny herbs or shrubs of the family Rosaceae)