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PACKERA

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Meaning:

Genus of American of east Asian perennial herbs with yellow to orange or red flower rays; sometimes included in genus Senecio

Synonyms:

genus Packera; Packera

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

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

Meronyms (members of "Packera"):

butterweed (any of several yellow-flowered plants of the genus Packera; often placed in genus Senecio)

Holonyms ("Packera" 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)

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