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GENUS GAILLARDIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Genus of western American hairy herbs with showy flowers
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Gaillardia" is a kind of...):
asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)
Meronyms (members of "genus Gaillardia"):
gaillardia (any plant of western America of the genus Gaillardia having hairy leaves and long-stalked flowers in hot vibrant colors from golden yellow and copper to rich burgundy)
Holonyms ("genus Gaillardia" 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)