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THALICTRUM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Widely distributed genus of perennial herbs: meadow rue
Synonyms:
genus Thalictrum; Thalictrum
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Thalictrum" is a kind of...):
magnoliid dicot genus (genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms)
Meronyms (members of "Thalictrum"):
meadow rue (any of various herbs of the genus Thalictrum; sometimes rhizomatous or tuberous perennials found in damp shady places and meadows or stream banks; have lacy foliage and clouds of small purple or yellow flowers)
Holonyms ("Thalictrum" is a member of...):
buttercup family; crowfoot family; family Ranunculaceae; Ranunculaceae (a family of Ranunculaceae)