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DALEA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Synonyms:
Dalea; genus Dalea
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Dalea" is a kind of...):
rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)
Meronyms (members of "Dalea"):
Dalea spinosa; smoke tree (greyish-green shrub of desert regions of southwestern United States and Mexico having sparse foliage and terminal spikes of bluish violet flowers; locally important as source of a light-colored honey of excellent flavor)
Holonyms ("Dalea" is a member of...):
Papilionoideae; subfamily Papilionoideae (alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae)