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GENUS LITHOPHRAGMA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Small genus of perennial herbs of the western North America
Synonyms:
genus Lithophragma; Lithophragma
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Lithophragma" is a kind of...):
rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)
Meronyms (members of "genus Lithophragma"):
Lithophragma affine; Lithophragma affinis; Tellima affinis; woodland star (California perennial herb cultivated for its racemose white flowers with widely spreading petals; sometimes placed in genus Tellima)
Lithophragma parviflorum; prairie star (plant with mostly basal leaves and slender open racemes of white or pale pink flowers; prairies and open forest of northwestern United States to British Columbia and Alberta)
Holonyms ("genus Lithophragma" 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)