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    GENUS NABALUS

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Genus of North American and east Asian perennial herbs; sometimes included in genus Prenanthesplay

    Synonyms:

    genus Nabalus; Nabalus

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

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

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

    Meronyms (members of "genus Nabalus"):

    rattlesnake root (a plant of the genus Nabalus)

    cankerweed; Nabalus alba; Prenanthes alba; white lettuce (herb of northeastern North America having drooping clusters of yellowish-white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Prenanthes)

    gall of the earth; lion's foot; Nabalus serpentarius; Prenanthes serpentaria (common perennial herb widely distributed in the southern and eastern United States having drooping clusters of pinkish flowers and thick basal leaves suggesting a lion's foot in shape; sometimes placed in genus Prenanthes)

    Holonyms ("genus Nabalus" 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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