STEVIA

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I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any plant of the genus Piqueria or the closely related genus Stevia

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Hypernyms ("stevia" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Holonyms ("stevia" is a member of...):

genus Piqueria; Piqueria (small genus of tropical American perennial herbs or subshrubs with white to pale yellow flowers; often included in genus Stevia)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Any plant of the genus Stevia or the closely related genus Piqueria having glutinous foliage and white or purplish flowers; Central and South America

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Nouns denoting plants