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INULA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("inula" 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)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "inula"):
elecampane; Inula helenium (tall coarse Eurasian herb having daisylike yellow flowers with narrow petals whose rhizomatous roots are used medicinally)
Holonyms ("inula" is a member of...):
genus Inula (genus of Old World herbs or subshrubs: elecampane)