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GENUS SERIPHIDIUM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Woody plants grown chiefly for their silver or grey and often aromatic foliage; formerly included in the genus Artemisia
Synonyms:
genus Seriphidium; Seriphidium
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Seriphidium" is a kind of...):
asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)
Meronyms (members of "genus Seriphidium"):
Artemisia cana; gray sage; grey sage; Seriphidium canum; silver sage; silver sagebrush (low much-branched perennial of western United States having silvery leaves; an important browse and shelter plant)
Artemisia maritima; sea wormwood; Seriphidium maritimum (plants of western and northern European coasts)
Artemisia tridentata; big sagebrush; blue sage; Seriphidium tridentatum (aromatic shrub of arid regions of western North America having hoary leaves)
Holonyms ("genus Seriphidium" 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)
