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PERICALLIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cineraria
Synonyms:
genus Pericallis; Pericallis
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Pericallis" is a kind of...):
asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)
Meronyms (members of "Pericallis"):
cineraria; Pericallis cruenta; Senecio cruentus (herb of Canary Islands widely cultivated for its blue or purple or red or variegated daisylike flowers)
florest's cineraria; Pericallis hybrida (herb derived from Pericallis cruenta and widely cultivated in a variety of profusely flowering forms with florets from white to pink to red or purple or violet or blue)
Holonyms ("Pericallis" 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)
