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BRASS BUTTONS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
South African herb with golden-yellow globose flower heads; naturalized in moist areas along coast of California; cultivated as an ornamental
Synonyms:
brass buttons; Cotula coronopifolia
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("brass buttons" is a kind of...):
flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)
Holonyms ("brass buttons" is a member of...):
Cotula; genus Cotula (cosmopolitan herbs especially southern hemisphere; many used as ground covers)