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PRENANTHES

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Genus of North American and Asiatic perennial herbs having pinnatisect leaves small heads of drooping yellowish to purple flowers; sometimes includes species often placed in genus Nabalus

Synonyms:

genus Prenanthes; Prenanthes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

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

Meronyms (members of "Prenanthes"):

Prenanthes purpurea; rattlesnake root (herb of central and southern Europe having purple florets)

Holonyms ("Prenanthes" 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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