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BALSAMORHIZA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Genus of coarse western American herbs with large roots containing an aromatic balsam

Synonyms:

Balsamorhiza; genus Balsamorhiza

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)

Meronyms (members of "Balsamorhiza"):

balsamroot (a plant of the genus Balsamorhiza having downy leaves in a basal rosette and yellow flowers and long balsam-scented taproots)

Holonyms ("Balsamorhiza" 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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