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GENUS ECHINACEA

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Meaning:

Small genus of North American coarse perennial herbs

Synonyms:

Echinacea; genus Echinacea

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)

Meronyms (members of "genus Echinacea"):

coneflower (any of various perennials of the eastern United States having thick rough leaves and long-stalked showy flowers with drooping rays and a conelike center)

Holonyms ("genus Echinacea" 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)

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