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GENUS ARNICA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Large genus of herbs of north temperate and Arctic regions
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Arnica" is a kind of...):
asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)
Meronyms (members of "genus Arnica"):
arnica (any of various rhizomatous usually perennial plants of the genus Arnica)
Arnica cordifolia; heartleaf arnica (wildflower with heart-shaped leaves and broad yellow flower heads; of alpine areas west of the Rockies from Alaska to southern California)
Arnica montana (herb of pasture and open woodland throughout most of Europe and western Asia having orange-yellow daisylike flower heads that when dried are used as a stimulant and to treat bruises and swellings)
Holonyms ("genus Arnica" 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)
