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    HULSEA

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Small genus of erect balsam-scented herbs; Pacific coast of the northwestern United Statesplay

    Synonyms:

    genus Hulsea; Hulsea

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("Hulsea" is a kind of...):

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

    Meronyms (members of "Hulsea"):

    alpine gold; alpine hulsea; Hulsea algida (low tufted plant having hairy stems each topped by a flower head with short narrow yellow rays; northwestern United States)

    dwarf hulsea; Hulsea nana (similar to but smaller than alpine hulsea)

    Holonyms ("Hulsea" 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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