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SAUSSUREA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Genus of herbs of temperate and cool regions of Eurasia
Synonyms:
genus Saussurea; Saussurea
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Saussurea" is a kind of...):
asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)
Meronyms (members of "Saussurea"):
costusroot; Saussurea costus; Saussurea lappa (annual herb of the eastern Himalayas (Kashmir) having purple florets and a fragrant root that yields a volatile oil used in perfumery and for preserving furs)
Holonyms ("Saussurea" 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)
