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GLAUX
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Sea milkwort
Synonyms:
genus Glaux; Glaux
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Glaux" is a kind of...):
dicot genus; magnoliopsid genus (genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination)
Meronyms (members of "Glaux"):
black saltwort; Glaux maritima; sea milkwort; sea trifoly (a small fleshy herb common along North American seashores and in brackish marshes having pink or white flowers)
Holonyms ("Glaux" is a member of...):
family Primulaceae; primrose family; Primulaceae (a dicotyledonous family of the order Primulales with a regular flower; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere)
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