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ERIOPHYLLUM
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Genus of hairy herbs and shrubs of western North America
Synonyms:
Eriophyllum; genus Eriophyllum
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Eriophyllum" is a kind of...):
asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)
Meronyms (members of "Eriophyllum"):
woolly sunflower (any plant of the genus Eriophyllum)
Holonyms ("Eriophyllum" 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)