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GENUS MATTHIOLA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Genus of Old World plants grown as ornamentals
Synonyms:
genus Matthiola; Matthiola
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Matthiola" is a kind of...):
dilleniid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)
Meronyms (members of "genus Matthiola"):
gillyflower; stock (any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers)
brompton stock; Matthiola incana (European plant with racemes of sweet-scented flowers; widely cultivated as an ornamental)
Holonyms ("genus Matthiola" is a member of...):
Brassicaceae; Cruciferae; family Brassicaceae; family Cruciferae; mustard family (a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives)
