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GIANT HYSSOP

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Meaning:

Any of a number of aromatic plants of the genus Agastache

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("giant hyssop" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "giant hyssop"):

Agastache nepetoides; yellow giant hyssop (erect perennial with stout stems and yellow-green flowers; southern Canada and southeastern United States)

Agastache foeniculum; anise hyssop (much-branched North American herb with an odor like fennel)

Agastache mexicana; Mexican hyssop (erect perennial of Mexico having rose to crimson flowers)

Holonyms ("giant hyssop" is a member of...):

Agastache; genus Agastache (giant hyssop; Mexican hyssop)

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