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GENUS HELIPTERUM
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Genus of South African and Australian herbs or shrubs grown as everlastings; the various Helipterum species are currently in process of being assigned to other genera especially genera Pteropogon and Hyalosperma
Synonyms:
genus Helipterum; Helipterum
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Helipterum" is a kind of...):
asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)
Meronyms (members of "genus Helipterum"):
strawflower (any of various plants of the genus Helipterum)
Holonyms ("genus Helipterum" 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)
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