GENUS GAZANIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Gazania mean? 

• GENUS GAZANIA (noun)
  The noun GENUS GAZANIA has 1 sense:

1. genus of tomentose tropical African herbs with milky sap

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS GAZANIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Genus of tomentose tropical African herbs with milky sap

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Nouns denoting plants

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

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

Meronyms (members of "genus Gazania"):

gazania (any plant of the genus Gazania valued for their showy daisy flowers)

Holonyms ("genus Gazania" 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)