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PRENANTHES
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Genus of North American and Asiatic perennial herbs having pinnatisect leaves small heads of drooping yellowish to purple flowers; sometimes includes species often placed in genus Nabalus
Synonyms:
genus Prenanthes; Prenanthes
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Prenanthes" is a kind of...):
asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)
Meronyms (members of "Prenanthes"):
Prenanthes purpurea; rattlesnake root (herb of central and southern Europe having purple florets)
Holonyms ("Prenanthes" 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)
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