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GENUS IBERIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Old World herbs and subshrubs: candytuft
Synonyms:
genus Iberis; Iberis
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Iberis" is a kind of...):
dilleniid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)
Meronyms (members of "genus Iberis"):
candytuft (any of various flowering plants of the genus Iberis cultivated for their showy clusters of white to red or purple flowers; native to Mediterranean region)
Holonyms ("genus Iberis" is a member of...):
Brassicaceae; Cruciferae; family Brassicaceae; family Cruciferae; mustard family (a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives)
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