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HULSEA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small genus of erect balsam-scented herbs; Pacific coast of the northwestern United States
Synonyms:
genus Hulsea; Hulsea
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Hulsea" is a kind of...):
asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)
Meronyms (members of "Hulsea"):
alpine gold; alpine hulsea; Hulsea algida (low tufted plant having hairy stems each topped by a flower head with short narrow yellow rays; northwestern United States)
dwarf hulsea; Hulsea nana (similar to but smaller than alpine hulsea)
Holonyms ("Hulsea" 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)