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GENUS GYNURA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Genus of Old World tropical herbs: velvet plants
Synonyms:
genus Gynura; Gynura
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Gynura" is a kind of...):
asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)
Meronyms (members of "genus Gynura"):
Gynura aurantiaca; purple velvet plant; royal velvet plant; velvet plant (Javanese foliage plant grown for their handsome velvety leaves with violet-purple hairs)
Holonyms ("genus Gynura" 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)
