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GENUS COCHLEARIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of the family Cruciferae
Synonyms:
Cochlearia; genus Cochlearia
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Cochlearia" is a kind of...):
dilleniid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)
Meronyms (members of "genus Cochlearia"):
Cochlearia officinalis; common scurvy grass; scurvy grass (a widely distributed Arctic cress reputed to have value in treatment or prevention of scurvy; a concentrated source of vitamin C)
Holonyms ("genus Cochlearia" 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)
