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LINANTHUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A genus of herbs of the family Polemoniaceae; found in western United States
Synonyms:
genus Linanthus; Linanthus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Linanthus" is a kind of...):
plant genus (a genus of plants)
Meronyms (members of "Linanthus"):
fringed pink; ground pink; Linanthus dianthiflorus; moss pink (low wiry-stemmed branching herb or southern California having fringed pink flowers)
evening-snow; Linanthus dichotomus (small California annual with white flowers)
Holonyms ("Linanthus" is a member of...):
family Polemoniaceae; phlox family; Polemoniaceae (a widely distributed family of chiefly herbaceous plants of the order Polemoniales; often have showy flowers)
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