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ONOPORDUM
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A genus of Eurasian herbs of the family Compositae with prickly foliage and large purplish flowers
Synonyms:
genus Onopordon; genus Onopordum; Onopordon; Onopordum
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Onopordum" is a kind of...):
asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)
Meronyms (members of "Onopordum"):
cotton thistle; Onopordon acanthium; Onopordum acanthium; Scotch thistle; woolly thistle (biennial Eurasian white hairy thistle having pale purple flowers; naturalized in North America)
Holonyms ("Onopordum" is a member of...):
aster family; Asteraceae; Compositae; family Asteraceae; family Compositae (plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia)
