BRICKELLIA

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Meaning:

Genus of herbs of southwestern America having usually creamy florets followed by one-seeded fruits in a prominent bristly sheath

Synonyms:

Brickellia; genus Brickelia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

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

Holonyms ("Brickellia" 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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