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ECHINOPS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Genus of Mediterranean and Eurasian herbs: globe thistles
Synonyms:
Echinops; genus Echinops
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Echinops" is a kind of...):
asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)
Meronyms (members of "Echinops"):
globe thistle (any of various plants of the genus Echinops having prickly leaves and dense globose heads of bluish flowers)
Holonyms ("Echinops" 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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