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DORONICUM

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Genus of Eurasian perennial tuberous or rhizomatous herbs: leopard's bane

Synonyms:

Doronicum; genus Doronicum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

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

Meronyms (members of "Doronicum"):

leopard's-bane; leopardbane (any of several herbs of the genus Doronicum having alternate often clasping stem leaves cultivated for their long stalks of yellow flower heads)

Holonyms ("Doronicum" 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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