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CYCLOLOMA

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Meaning:

A caryophyllaceous genus of the family Chenopodiaceae

Synonyms:

Cycloloma; genus Cycloloma

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Nouns denoting plants

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

caryophylloid dicot genus (genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers)

Meronyms (members of "Cycloloma"):

Cycloloma atriplicifolium; tumbleweed; winged pigweed (bushy annual weed of central North America having greenish flowers and winged seeds)

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

Chenopodiaceae; family Chenopodiaceae; goosefoot family (includes spinach and beets)

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