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    GENUS ECHINACEA

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Small genus of North American coarse perennial herbsplay

    Synonyms:

    Echinacea; genus Echinacea

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

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

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

    Meronyms (members of "genus Echinacea"):

    coneflower (any of various perennials of the eastern United States having thick rough leaves and long-stalked showy flowers with drooping rays and a conelike center)

    Holonyms ("genus Echinacea" 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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