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CARDUUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Genus of annual or perennial Old World prickly thistles
Synonyms:
Carduus; genus Carduus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Carduus" is a kind of...):
asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)
Meronyms (members of "Carduus"):
Carduus crispus; welted thistle (European biennial introduced in North America having flower heads in crowded clusters at ends of branches)
Carduus nutans; musk thistle; nodding thistle (Eurasian perennial naturalized in eastern North America having very spiny white cottony foliage and nodding musky crimson flower heads; valuable source of nectar)
Holonyms ("Carduus" 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)
