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GENUS ECHINACEA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small genus of North American coarse perennial herbs
Synonyms:
Echinacea; genus Echinacea
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Echinacea" is a kind of...):
asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)
Meronyms (members of "genus Echinacea"):
coneflower (any of various perennials of the eastern United States having thick rough leaves and long-stalked showy flowers with drooping rays and a conelike center)
Holonyms ("genus Echinacea" 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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