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PHYLLODOCE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Small genus of evergreen Arctic and alpine shrubs

Synonyms:

genus Phyllodoce; Phyllodoce

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

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

Meronyms (members of "Phyllodoce"):

Bryanthus taxifolius; mountain heath; Phyllodoce caerulea (small shrub with tiny evergreen leaves and pink or purple flowers; Alpine summits and high ground in Asia and Europe and United States)

Brewer's mountain heather; Phyllodoce breweri; purple heather (semi-prostrate evergreen herb of western United States)

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

Ericaceae; family Ericaceae; heath family (heathers)

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