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HOMOGYNE ALPINA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Homogyne alpina mean? 

HOMOGYNE ALPINA (noun)
  The noun HOMOGYNE ALPINA has 1 sense:

1. rhizomatous herb with purple-red flowers suitable for groundcover; sometimes placed in genus Tussilagoplay

  Familiarity information: HOMOGYNE ALPINA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HOMOGYNE ALPINA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Rhizomatous herb with purple-red flowers suitable for groundcover; sometimes placed in genus Tussilago

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

alpine coltsfoot; Homogyne alpina; Tussilago alpina

Hypernyms ("Homogyne alpina" 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 ("Homogyne alpina" is a member of...):

genus Homogyne; Homogyne (small genus of low perennial herbs of montane Europe; in some classifications included in genus Tussilago)


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