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STOKESIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Synonyms:
genus Stokesia; Stokesia
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Stokesia" is a kind of...):
asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)
Meronyms (members of "Stokesia"):
cornflower aster; stokes' aster; Stokesia laevis (erect perennial of southeastern United States having large heads of usually blue flowers)
Holonyms ("Stokesia" 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)