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CHRYSOTHAMNUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Genus of low branching shrubs of western North America
Synonyms:
Chrysothamnus; genus Chrysothamnus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Chrysothamnus" is a kind of...):
asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)
Meronyms (members of "Chrysothamnus"):
goldenbush (any of various much-branched yellow-flowered shrubs of the genus Chrysothamnus; western North America)
Chrysothamnus nauseosus; rabbit brush; rabbit bush (pleasantly aromatic shrub having erect slender flexible hairy branches and dense clusters of small yellow flowers covering vast areas of western alkali plains and affording a retreat for jackrabbits; source of a yellow dye used by the Navajo)
Holonyms ("Chrysothamnus" 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)
