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    BEETLEWEED

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Tufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped leaves that become coppery to maroon or purplish in fallplay

    Synonyms:

    beetleweed; coltsfoot; galax; Galax urceolata; galaxy; wandflower

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

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

    herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

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

    genus Galax (evergreen herbs of southeastern United States)

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