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VERBESINA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Herbs and shrubs of warm North America to Mexico; includes plants formerly placed in genus Actinomeris
Synonyms:
genus Verbesina; Verbesina
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Verbesina" is a kind of...):
asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)
Meronyms (members of "Verbesina"):
crown-beard; crown beard; crownbeard (any plant of the genus Verbesina having clustered white or yellow flower heads)
Holonyms ("Verbesina" 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)
