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    GENUS GOMPHRENA

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs having flowers in close heads; tropical America and Australiaplay

    Synonyms:

    genus Gomphrena; Gomphrena

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

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

    caryophylloid dicot genus (genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers)

    Meronyms (members of "genus Gomphrena"):

    bachelor's button; globe amaranth; Gomphrena globosa (tropical American herb having rose to red or purple flowers that can be dried without losing color)

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

    amaranth family; Amaranthaceae; family Amaranthaceae (cosmopolitan family of herbs and shrubs)

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