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    SWERTIA

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Genus of herbs of mountains of North America and Eurasia and Africaplay

    Synonyms:

    genus Swertia; Swertia

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

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

    dicot genus; magnoliopsid genus (genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination)

    Meronyms (members of "Swertia"):

    marsh felwort; Swertia perennia (perennial of damp places in mountains of Eurasia and North America having dull-colored blue or violet flowers)

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

    family Gentianaceae; gentian family; Gentianaceae (chiefly herbaceous plants with showy flowers; some are cultivated as ornamentals)

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