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    GENUS EXACUM

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Genus of tropical Asiatic and African plants: especially Persian violetsplay

    Synonyms:

    Exacum; genus Exacum

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

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

    dicot genus; magnoliopsid genus (genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination)

    Meronyms (members of "genus Exacum"):

    Exacum affine; Persian violet (perennial cultivated especially as a houseplant for its fragrant bluish to dark lavender flowers)

    Holonyms ("genus Exacum" is a member of...):

    family Gentianaceae; gentian family; Gentianaceae (chiefly herbaceous plants with showy flowers; some are cultivated as ornamentals)

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