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GENUS BOLTONIA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Genus of tall leafy perennial herbs of eastern America and eastern Asia having flowers that resemble asters
Synonyms:
Boltonia; genus Boltonia
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Boltonia" is a kind of...):
asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)
Meronyms (members of "genus Boltonia"):
false chamomile (any of various autumn-flowering perennials having white or pink to purple flowers that resemble asters; wild in moist soils from New Jersey to Florida and Texas)
Holonyms ("genus Boltonia" 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)
