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GENUS AETHUSA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Fool's parsley

Synonyms:

Aethusa; genus Aethusa

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("genus Aethusa" is a kind of...):

rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)

Meronyms (members of "genus Aethusa"):

Aethusa cynapium; fool's parsley; lesser hemlock (European weed naturalized in America that resembles parsley but causes nausea and poisoning when eaten)

Holonyms ("genus Aethusa" is a member of...):

Apiaceae; carrot family; family Apiaceae; family Umbelliferae; Umbelliferae (plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway; celery; dill)

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