GAILLARDIA

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Meaning:

Any plant of western America of the genus Gaillardia having hairy leaves and long-stalked flowers in hot vibrant colors from golden yellow and copper to rich burgundy

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Nouns denoting plants

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

wild flower; wildflower (wild or uncultivated flowering plant)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gaillardia"):

blanket flower; fire-wheel; fire wheel; Gaillardia pulchella; Indian blanket (annual of central United States having showy long-stalked yellow flower heads marked with scarlet or purple in the center)

Holonyms ("gaillardia" is a member of...):

genus Gaillardia (genus of western American hairy herbs with showy flowers)

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