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GENUS ERIGERON
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cosmopolitan genus of usually perennial herbs with flowers that resemble asters; leaves occasionally (especially formerly) used medicinally
Synonyms:
Erigeron; genus Erigeron
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Erigeron" is a kind of...):
asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)
Meronyms (members of "genus Erigeron"):
fleabane (any of several North American plants of the genus Erigeron having daisylike flowers; formerly believed to repel fleas)
Holonyms ("genus Erigeron" 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)
