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DAUCUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Carrot
Synonyms:
Daucus; genus Daucus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Daucus" is a kind of...):
rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)
Meronyms (members of "Daucus"):
Daucus carota; Queen Anne's lace; wild carrot (a widely naturalized Eurasian herb with finely cut foliage and white compound umbels of small white or yellowish flowers and thin yellowish roots)
carrot; cultivated carrot; Daucus carota sativa (perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions)
Holonyms ("Daucus" is a member of...):
Apiaceae; carrot family; family Apiaceae; family Umbelliferae; Umbelliferae (plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway; celery; dill)
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