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GENUS ANTHYLLIS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Genus of Mediterranean herbs and shrubs
Synonyms:
Anthyllis; genus Anthyllis
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Anthyllis" is a kind of...):
rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)
Meronyms (members of "genus Anthyllis"):
Anthyllis barba-jovis; Jupiter's beard; silver-bush; silverbush (silvery hairy European shrub with evergreen foliage and pale yellow flowers)
Anthyllis vulneraria; kidney vetch (perennial Eurasian herb having heads of red or yellow flowers and common in meadows and pastures; formerly used medicinally for kidney disorders)
Holonyms ("genus Anthyllis" is a member of...):
Papilionoideae; subfamily Papilionoideae (alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae)