LEOPARD'S-BANE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Any of several herbs of the genus Doronicum having alternate often clasping stem leaves cultivated for their long stalks of yellow flower heads

Synonyms:

leopard's-bane; leopardbane

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("leopard's-bane" 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)

Holonyms ("leopard's-bane" is a member of...):

Doronicum; genus Doronicum (genus of Eurasian perennial tuberous or rhizomatous herbs: leopard's bane)

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