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BOLTONIA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Genus of tall leafy perennial herbs of eastern America and eastern Asia having flowers that resemble asters

Synonyms:

Boltonia; genus Boltonia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

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

Meronyms (members of "Boltonia"):

false chamomile (any of various autumn-flowering perennials having white or pink to purple flowers that resemble asters; wild in moist soils from New Jersey to Florida and Texas)

Holonyms ("Boltonia" 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)

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