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MONARDELLA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of fragrant herbs of the family Labiatae in the western United States
Synonyms:
genus Monardella; Monardella
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Monardella" is a kind of...):
dicot genus; magnoliopsid genus (genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination)
Meronyms (members of "Monardella"):
Monardella lanceolata; mustang mint (fragrant California annual herb having lanceolate leaves and clusters of rose-purple flowers)
Holonyms ("Monardella" is a member of...):
family Labiatae; family Lamiaceae; Labiatae; Lamiaceae; mint family (a large family of aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including mint; thyme; sage; rosemary)
