MALCOLMIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Malcolmia mean? 

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

1. genus of plants usually found in coastal habitats; Mediterranean to Afghanistan

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• MALCOLMIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Genus of plants usually found in coastal habitats; Mediterranean to Afghanistan

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Malcolmia; Malcolmia

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

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

Meronyms (members of "Malcolmia"):

Malcolm stock; stock (any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia)

Holonyms ("Malcolmia" 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)