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    IBERIS

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Old World herbs and subshrubs: candytuftplay

    Synonyms:

    genus Iberis; Iberis

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

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

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

    Meronyms (members of "Iberis"):

    candytuft (any of various flowering plants of the genus Iberis cultivated for their showy clusters of white to red or purple flowers; native to Mediterranean region)

    Holonyms ("Iberis" is a member of...):

    Brassicaceae; Cruciferae; family Brassicaceae; family Cruciferae; mustard family (a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives)

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