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    GENUS TARAXACUM

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    An asterid dicot genus of the family Compositae including dandelionsplay

    Synonyms:

    genus Taraxacum; Taraxacum

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

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

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

    Meronyms (members of "genus Taraxacum"):

    blowball; dandelion (any of several herbs of the genus Taraxacum having long tap roots and deeply notched leaves and bright yellow flowers followed by fluffy seed balls)

    Holonyms ("genus Taraxacum" 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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