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CHRYSOPSIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Golden aster

Synonyms:

Chrysopsis; genus Chrysopsis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

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

Meronyms (members of "Chrysopsis"):

golden aster (any of several shrubby herbs or subshrubs of the genus Chrysopsis having bright golden-yellow flower heads that resemble asters; throughout much of United States and into Canada)

Holonyms ("Chrysopsis" 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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