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GENUS SISYMBRIUM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Genus of Old World annual or biennial or perennial herbs with racemose flowers; many are considered to be weeds
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Sisymbrium" is a kind of...):
dilleniid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)
Meronyms (members of "genus Sisymbrium"):
hedge mustard; Sisymbrium officinale (stiffly branching Old World annual with pale yellow flowers; widely naturalized in North America; formerly used medicinally)
Holonyms ("genus Sisymbrium" 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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