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GENUS ALYSSUM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of the family Cruciferae
Synonyms:
Alyssum; genus Alyssum
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Alyssum" is a kind of...):
dilleniid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)
Meronyms (members of "genus Alyssum"):
alyssum; madwort (any garden plant of the genus Alyssum having clusters of small yellow or white flowers)
Holonyms ("genus Alyssum" is a member of...):
Brassicaceae; Cruciferae; family Brassicaceae; family Cruciferae; mustard family (a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives)
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