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SCOLYMUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small genus of thistlelike herbs of the Mediterranean region
Synonyms:
genus Scolymus; Scolymus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Scolymus" is a kind of...):
asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)
Meronyms (members of "Scolymus"):
golden thistle (any of several spiny Mediterranean herbs of the genus Scolymus having yellow flower heads)
Holonyms ("Scolymus" 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)