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RUSCUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of European evergreen shrubs; sometimes placed in family Asparagaceae
Synonyms:
genus Ruscus; Ruscus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Ruscus" is a kind of...):
liliid monocot genus (genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils)
Meronyms (members of "Ruscus"):
butcher's broom; Ruscus aculeatus (shrub with stiff flattened stems resembling leaves (cladophylls); used for making brooms)
Holonyms ("Ruscus" is a member of...):
family Liliaceae; Liliaceae; lily family (includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae; Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae; Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; Ruscaceae; Smilacaceae; Tecophilaeacea; Xanthorrhoeaceae)
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