BOG RHUBARB

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Small Eurasian herb having broad leaves and lilac-pink rayless flowers; found in moist areas

Synonyms:

bog rhubarb; butterbur; Petasites hybridus; Petasites vulgaris

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("bog rhubarb" 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)

Holonyms ("bog rhubarb" is a member of...):

genus Petasites; Petasites (genus of rhizomatous herbs of north temperate regions: butterbur; sweet coltsfoot)

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