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LEPIDIUM
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Cosmopolitan genus of annual and biennial and perennial herbs: cress
Synonyms:
genus Lepidium; Lepidium
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Lepidium" is a kind of...):
dilleniid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)
Meronyms (members of "Lepidium"):
common garden cress; garden pepper cress; Lepidium sativum; pepper grass; pepperwort (annual herb used as salad green and garnish)
Holonyms ("Lepidium" is a member of...):
Brassicaceae; Cruciferae; family Brassicaceae; family Cruciferae; mustard family (a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives)
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