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LINUM

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Meaning:

A herbaceous plant genus of the family Linaceae with small sessile leaves

Synonyms:

genus Linum; Linum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Linum" is a kind of...):

plant genus (a genus of plants)

Meronyms (members of "Linum"):

flax (plant of the genus Linum that is cultivated for its seeds and for the fibers of its stem)

Holonyms ("Linum" is a member of...):

family Linaceae; flax family; Linaceae (a widely distributed family of plants)

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