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ASTILBE

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Meaning:

Any plant of the genus Astilbe having compound leaves and showy panicles of tiny colorful flowers

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("astilbe" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "astilbe"):

Astilbe biternata; false goatsbeard (North American astilbe with panicles of creamy white flowers)

Astilbe chinensis pumila; dwarf astilbe (mat-forming evergreen Asiatic plant with finely cut leaves and small pink to burgundy flowers; grown as ground cover)

Astilbe japonica; spiraea; spirea (a Japanese shrub that resembles members of the genus Spiraea; widely cultivated in many varieties for its dense panicles of flowers in many colors; often forced by florists for Easter blooming)

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

genus Astilbe (chiefly Asiatic perennials: spirea)

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