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GENUS FELICIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Felicia mean? 

GENUS FELICIA (noun)
  The noun GENUS FELICIA has 1 sense:

1. genus of tropical African herbs or subshrubs with usually blue flowersplay

  Familiarity information: GENUS FELICIA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GENUS FELICIA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Genus of tropical African herbs or subshrubs with usually blue flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Felicia; genus Felicia

Hypernyms ("genus Felicia" is a kind of...):

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

Meronyms (members of "genus Felicia"):

blue daisy; blue marguerite; Felicia amelloides (hairy South African or Australian subshrub that has daisylike flowers with blue rays)

Felicia bergeriana; kingfisher daisy (softly hairy South African herb having flowers with bright blue rays)

Holonyms ("genus Felicia" is a member of...):

aster family; Asteraceae; Compositae; family Asteraceae; family Compositae (plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia)


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