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CIRSIUM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Plume thistles
Synonyms:
Cirsium; genus Cirsium
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Cirsium" is a kind of...):
asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)
Meronyms (members of "Cirsium"):
plume thistle; plumed thistle (any of numerous biennial to perennial herbs with handsome purple or yellow or occasionally white flower heads)
Holonyms ("Cirsium" 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)
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