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GENUS FRANCOA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Perennial evergreen herbs with white or pink flowers; Chile

Synonyms:

Francoa; genus Francoa

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)

Meronyms (members of "genus Francoa"):

bridal-wreath; bridal wreath; Francoa ramosa (Chilean evergreen shrub having delicate spikes of small white flowers)

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

family Saxifragaceae; Saxifragaceae; saxifrage family (a large and diverse family of evergreen or deciduous herbs; widely distributed in northern temperate and cold regions; sometimes includes genera of the family Hydrangeaceae)

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