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AGRIMONIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does agrimonia mean? 

AGRIMONIA (noun)
  The noun AGRIMONIA has 1 sense:

1. a plant of the genus Agrimonia having spikelike clusters of small yellow flowersplay

  Familiarity information: AGRIMONIA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


AGRIMONIA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A plant of the genus Agrimonia having spikelike clusters of small yellow flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

agrimonia; agrimony

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

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "agrimonia"):

Agrimonia eupatoria; harvest-lice (erect perennial Old World herb of dry grassy habitats)

Agrimonia procera; fragrant agrimony (fragrant European perennial herb found at woodland margins on moist soils)

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

genus Agrimonia (genus of herbs found chiefly in north temperate regions having pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by bristly fruit)


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