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HOARY ALISON
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Tall European annual with downy grey-green foliage and dense heads of small white flowers followed by hairy pods; naturalized in North America; sometimes a troublesome weed
Synonyms:
Berteroa incana; hoary alison; hoary alyssum
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("hoary alison" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Holonyms ("hoary alison" is a member of...):
Berteroa; genus Berteroa (hoary alyssum)
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