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GENUS HALOGETON
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A caryophyllaceous genus of the family Chenopodiaceae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Halogeton" is a kind of...):
caryophylloid dicot genus (genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers)
Meronyms (members of "genus Halogeton"):
halogeton; Halogeton glomeratus (a coarse annual herb introduced into North America from Siberia; dangerous to sheep and cattle on western rangelands because of its high oxalate content)
barilla; Halogeton souda (Algerian plant formerly burned to obtain calcium carbonate)
Holonyms ("genus Halogeton" is a member of...):
Chenopodiaceae; family Chenopodiaceae; goosefoot family (includes spinach and beets)
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