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ONOSMODIUM

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Meaning:

A genus of North American perennial herbs of the family Boraginaceae

Synonyms:

genus Onosmodium; Onosmodium

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

plant genus (a genus of plants)

Meronyms (members of "Onosmodium"):

false gromwell (any of several North American perennial herbs with hairy foliage and small yellowish or greenish flowers)

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

borage family; Boraginaceae; family Boraginaceae (a widely distributed family of plants distinguished by circinate flowers and nutlike fruit)

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