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GENUS MICROMERIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large genus of fragrant chiefly Old World herbs
Synonyms:
genus Micromeria; Micromeria
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Micromeria" is a kind of...):
asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)
Meronyms (members of "genus Micromeria"):
Micromeria chamissonis; Micromeria douglasii; Satureja douglasii; yerba buena (trailing perennial evergreen herb of northwestern United States with small white flowers; used medicinally)
Micromeria juliana; savory (dwarf aromatic shrub of Mediterranean regions)
Holonyms ("genus Micromeria" is a member of...):
family Labiatae; family Lamiaceae; Labiatae; Lamiaceae; mint family (a large family of aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including mint; thyme; sage; rosemary)
