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GENUS FOENICULUM
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Very small genus of aromatic European herbs with pinnately compound leaves and yellow flowers
Synonyms:
Foeniculum; genus Foeniculum
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Foeniculum" is a kind of...):
rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)
Meronyms (members of "genus Foeniculum"):
fennel (any of several aromatic herbs having edible seeds and leaves and stems)
Holonyms ("genus Foeniculum" is a member of...):
Apiaceae; carrot family; family Apiaceae; family Umbelliferae; Umbelliferae (plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway; celery; dill)