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PHYSARIA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Small genus of western North American herbs similar to Lesquerella: bladderpods

Synonyms:

genus Physaria; Physaria

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

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

Meronyms (members of "Physaria"):

bladderpod (any of several plants of the genus Physaria having racemose yellow flowers and inflated pods)

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

Brassicaceae; Cruciferae; family Brassicaceae; family Cruciferae; mustard family (a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives)

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