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GENUS FRANCOA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Perennial evergreen herbs with white or pink flowers; Chile
Synonyms:
Francoa; genus Francoa
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Francoa" is a kind of...):
rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)
Meronyms (members of "genus Francoa"):
bridal-wreath; bridal wreath; Francoa ramosa (Chilean evergreen shrub having delicate spikes of small white flowers)
Holonyms ("genus Francoa" is a member of...):
family Saxifragaceae; Saxifragaceae; saxifrage family (a large and diverse family of evergreen or deciduous herbs; widely distributed in northern temperate and cold regions; sometimes includes genera of the family Hydrangeaceae)