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GRINDELIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large genus of coarse gummy herbs of western North and Central America
Synonyms:
genus Grindelia; Grindelia
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Grindelia" is a kind of...):
asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)
Meronyms (members of "Grindelia"):
gum plant; gumweed; rosinweed; tarweed (any of various western American plants of the genus Grindelia having resinous leaves and stems formerly used medicinally; often poisonous to livestock)
Holonyms ("Grindelia" 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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