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ANEMOPSIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

One species: yerba mansa

Synonyms:

Anemopsis; genus Anemopsis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Anemopsis" 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 "Anemopsis"):

Anemopsis californica; yerba mansa (stoloniferous herb of southwestern United States and Mexico having a pungent rootstock and small spicate flowers with white bracts suggesting an anemone)

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

family Saururaceae; lizard's-tail family; Saururaceae (family of perennial aromatic herbs: genera Saururus, Anemopsis, Houttuynia)

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