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GENUS HYPOCHAERIS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Widely distributed genus of herbs with milky juice; includes some cosmopolitan weeds
Synonyms:
genus Hypochaeris; genus Hypochoeris; Hypochaeris; Hypochoeris
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Hypochaeris" is a kind of...):
asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)
Meronyms (members of "genus Hypochaeris"):
California dandelion; capeweed; cat's-ear; gosmore; Hypochaeris radicata (European weed widely naturalized in North America having yellow flower heads and leaves resembling a cat's ears)
Holonyms ("genus Hypochaeris" 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)