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LUNARIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small genus of European herbs: honesty
Synonyms:
genus Lunaria; Lunaria
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Lunaria" is a kind of...):
dilleniid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)
Meronyms (members of "Lunaria"):
honesty; Lunaria annua; money plant; satin flower; satinpod; silver dollar (southeastern European plant cultivated for its fragrant purplish flowers and round flat papery silver-white seedpods that are used for indoor decoration)
Holonyms ("Lunaria" 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)