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GENUS ILLECEBRUM
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Synonyms:
genus Illecebrum; Illecebrum
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Illecebrum" is a kind of...):
caryophylloid dicot genus (genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers)
Meronyms (members of "genus Illecebrum"):
coral necklace; Illecebrum verticullatum (glabrous annual with slender taproot and clusters of white flowers; western Europe especially western Mediterranean and Atlantic coastal areas)
Holonyms ("genus Illecebrum" is a member of...):
carnation family; Caryophyllaceae; family Caryophyllaceae; pink family (large family of herbs or subshrubs (usually with stems swollen at the nodes))