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PHYSARIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small genus of western North American herbs similar to Lesquerella: bladderpods
Synonyms:
genus Physaria; Physaria
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Physaria" is a kind of...):
dilleniid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)
Meronyms (members of "Physaria"):
bladderpod (any of several plants of the genus Physaria having racemose yellow flowers and inflated pods)
Holonyms ("Physaria" 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)