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MALCOLMIA

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Meaning:

Genus of plants usually found in coastal habitats; Mediterranean to Afghanistan

Synonyms:

genus Malcolmia; Malcolmia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

dilleniid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)

Meronyms (members of "Malcolmia"):

Malcolm stock; stock (any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia)

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

Brassicaceae; Cruciferae; family Brassicaceae; family Cruciferae; mustard family (a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives)

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