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GENUS SILPHIUM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tall North American perennial herbs
Synonyms:
genus Silphium; Silphium
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Silphium" is a kind of...):
asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)
Meronyms (members of "genus Silphium"):
rosinweed; Silphium laciniatum (North American perennial having a resinous odor and yellow flowers)
Holonyms ("genus Silphium" 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)
