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CAMELINA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Annual and biennial herbs of Mediterranean to central Asia
Synonyms:
Camelina; false flax; genus Camelina
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Camelina" is a kind of...):
dilleniid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)
Meronyms (members of "Camelina"):
Camelina sativa; gold of pleasure (annual European false flax having small white flowers; cultivated since Neolithic times as a source of fiber and for its oil-rich seeds; widely naturalized in North America)
Holonyms ("Camelina" is a member of...):
Brassicaceae; Cruciferae; family Brassicaceae; family Cruciferae; mustard family (a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives)