DOG'S MERCURY

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Meaning:

European perennial weedy plant with greenish flowers

Synonyms:

dog's mercury; dog mercury; Mercurialis perennis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("dog's mercury" 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 ("dog's mercury" is a member of...):

genus Mercurialis; Mercurialis (a genus of slender herbs belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae)

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