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VALERIANELLA

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Meaning:

Genus of Old World annual herbs widely naturalized

Synonyms:

genus Valerianella; Valerianella

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

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

Meronyms (members of "Valerianella"):

corn salad (a plant of the genus Valerianella)

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

family Valerianaceae; valerian family; Valerianaceae (genus of mostly herbs having a characteristic fetid odor)

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