DESCURAINIA PINNATA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Descurainia pinnata mean? 

• DESCURAINIA PINNATA (noun)
  The noun DESCURAINIA PINNATA has 1 sense:

1. North American herb with bitter-tasting pinnate leaves resembling those of tansy

  Familiarity information: DESCURAINIA PINNATA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DESCURAINIA PINNATA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

North American herb with bitter-tasting pinnate leaves resembling those of tansy

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Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Descurainia pinnata; tansy mustard

Hypernyms ("Descurainia pinnata" 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)

Holonyms ("Descurainia pinnata" is a member of...):

Descurainia; genus Descurainia (includes annual or biennial herbs of America and Europe very similar to and often included among those of genera Sisymbrium or Hugueninia; not recognized in some classification systems)