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GENUS ARABIDOPSIS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A genus of the mustard family having white or yellow or purplish flowers; closely related to genus Arabis
Synonyms:
Arabidopsis; genus Arabidopsis
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Arabidopsis" is a kind of...):
dilleniid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)
Holonyms ("genus Arabidopsis" 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)