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TETRANEURIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Genus of hairy yellow-flowered plants of the western United States
Synonyms:
genus Tetraneuris; Tetraneuris
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Tetraneuris" is a kind of...):
asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)
Meronyms (members of "Tetraneuris"):
Hymenoxys acaulis; stemless hymenoxys; Tetraneuris acaulis (perennial having tufted basal leaves and short leafless stalks each bearing a solitary yellow flower head; dry hillsides and plains of west central North America)
alpine sunflower; Hymenoxys grandiflora; old man of the mountain; Tetraneuris grandiflora (whitish hairy plant with featherlike leaves and a few stout stems each bearing an especially handsome solitary large yellow flower head; mountainous regions north central United States)
Holonyms ("Tetraneuris" 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)
