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SWERTIA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Genus of herbs of mountains of North America and Eurasia and Africa
Synonyms:
genus Swertia; Swertia
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Swertia" is a kind of...):
dicot genus; magnoliopsid genus (genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination)
Meronyms (members of "Swertia"):
marsh felwort; Swertia perennia (perennial of damp places in mountains of Eurasia and North America having dull-colored blue or violet flowers)
Holonyms ("Swertia" is a member of...):
family Gentianaceae; gentian family; Gentianaceae (chiefly herbaceous plants with showy flowers; some are cultivated as ornamentals)