TRICHOSTIGMA

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Meaning:

A genus of erect or climbing shrubs found in tropical South America

Synonyms:

genus Trichostigma; Trichostigma

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

caryophylloid dicot genus (genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers)

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

family Phytolaccaceae; Phytolaccaceae; pokeweed family (chiefly tropical herbaceous plants (including shrubs and trees) with racemose flowers: genera Phytolacca, Agdestis, Ercilla, Rivina, Trichostigma)

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