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GENUS HELICHRYSUM
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Large genus of mostly African and Australian herbs and shrubs: everlasting flowers; in some classifications includes genus Ozothamnus
Synonyms:
genus Helichrysum; Helichrysum
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Helichrysum" is a kind of...):
asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)
Holonyms ("genus Helichrysum" 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)