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DOG FENNEL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Widespread rank-smelling weed having white-rayed flower heads with yellow discs
Synonyms:
Anthemis cotula; dog fennel; mayweed; stinking chamomile; stinking mayweed
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("dog fennel" is a kind of...):
composite; composite plant (considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers)
Holonyms ("dog fennel" is a member of...):
Anthemis; genus Anthemis (dog fennel)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Weedy plant of southeastern United States having divided leaves and long clusters of greenish flowers
Synonyms:
dog fennel; Eupatorium capillifolium
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("dog fennel" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
