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PULICARIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Genus of temperate Old World herbs: fleabane
Synonyms:
genus Pulicaria; Pulicaria
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Pulicaria" is a kind of...):
asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)
Meronyms (members of "Pulicaria"):
feabane mullet; fleabane; Pulicaria dysenterica (hairy perennial Eurasian herb with yellow daisylike flowers reputed to destroy or drive away fleas)
Holonyms ("Pulicaria" 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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