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LAYIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Genus of western United States annuals with showy yellow or white flowers
Synonyms:
genus Layia; Layia
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Layia" is a kind of...):
asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)
Meronyms (members of "Layia"):
Layia platyglossa; tidy tips; tidytips (California annual having flower heads with yellow rays tipped with white)
Holonyms ("Layia" 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)