ARMORACIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Armoracia mean? 

• ARMORACIA (noun)
  The noun ARMORACIA has 1 sense:

1. horseradish

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• ARMORACIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Horseradish

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Armoracia; genus Armoracia

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

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

Meronyms (members of "Armoracia"):

Armoracia rusticana; horse radish; horseradish; red cole (coarse Eurasian plant cultivated for its thick white pungent root)

Holonyms ("Armoracia" 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)

 Context examples 

Calendula officinalis/Plantago major/Cochlearia armoracia/ Hamamelis virginiana herbal toothpaste may relieve the discomfort associated with radiation-induced mucositis.

(Calendula officinalis/Plantago major/Cochlearia armoracia/Hamamelis virginiana Herbal Toothpaste, NCI Thesaurus)

A phytochemical-based toothpaste containing Calendula officinalis, Plantago major, Cochlearia armoracia, Hamamelis virginiana with potential soothing activity.

(Calendula officinalis/Plantago major/Cochlearia armoracia/Hamamelis virginiana Herbal Toothpaste, NCI Thesaurus)