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TRAGOPOGON
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Genus of Old World herbs with linear entire leaves and yellow or purple flower heads
Synonyms:
genus Tragopogon; Tragopogon
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Tragopogon" is a kind of...):
asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)
Meronyms (members of "Tragopogon"):
oyster plant; salsify; Tragopogon porrifolius; vegetable oyster (Mediterranean biennial herb with long-stemmed heads of purple ray flowers and milky sap and long edible root; naturalized throughout United States)
goatsbeard; meadow salsify; shepherd's clock; Tragopogon pratensis (weedy European annual with yellow flowers; naturalized in United States)
Holonyms ("Tragopogon" 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)
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