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GENUS THALICTRUM

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Meaning:

Widely distributed genus of perennial herbs: meadow rue

Synonyms:

genus Thalictrum; Thalictrum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("genus Thalictrum" is a kind of...):

magnoliid dicot genus (genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms)

Meronyms (members of "genus Thalictrum"):

meadow rue (any of various herbs of the genus Thalictrum; sometimes rhizomatous or tuberous perennials found in damp shady places and meadows or stream banks; have lacy foliage and clouds of small purple or yellow flowers)

Holonyms ("genus Thalictrum" is a member of...):

buttercup family; crowfoot family; family Ranunculaceae; Ranunculaceae (a family of Ranunculaceae)

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