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    ECHINOPS

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Genus of Mediterranean and Eurasian herbs: globe thistlesplay

    Synonyms:

    Echinops; genus Echinops

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

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

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

    Meronyms (members of "Echinops"):

    globe thistle (any of various plants of the genus Echinops having prickly leaves and dense globose heads of bluish flowers)

    Holonyms ("Echinops" 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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