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GENUS EXACUM

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Meaning:

Genus of tropical Asiatic and African plants: especially Persian violets

Synonyms:

Exacum; genus Exacum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

dicot genus; magnoliopsid genus (genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination)

Meronyms (members of "genus Exacum"):

Exacum affine; Persian violet (perennial cultivated especially as a houseplant for its fragrant bluish to dark lavender flowers)

Holonyms ("genus Exacum" is a member of...):

family Gentianaceae; gentian family; Gentianaceae (chiefly herbaceous plants with showy flowers; some are cultivated as ornamentals)

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