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    GENUS PETASITES

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Genus of rhizomatous herbs of north temperate regions: butterbur; sweet coltsfootplay

    Synonyms:

    genus Petasites; Petasites

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

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

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

    Meronyms (members of "genus Petasites"):

    bog rhubarb; butterbur; Petasites hybridus; Petasites vulgaris (small Eurasian herb having broad leaves and lilac-pink rayless flowers; found in moist areas)

    Petasites fragrans; sweet coltsfoot; winter heliotrope (European herb with vanilla-scented white-pink flowers)

    Petasites sagitattus; sweet coltsfoot (American sweet-scented herb)

    Holonyms ("genus Petasites" 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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