GENUS CALENDULA

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Marigold

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("genus Calendula" is a kind of...):

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

Meronyms (members of "genus Calendula"):

calendula (any of numerous chiefly annual herbs of the genus Calendula widely cultivated for their yellow or orange flowers; often used for medicinal and culinary purposes)

Holonyms ("genus Calendula" 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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