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VALERIANELLA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Valerianella mean?
• VALERIANELLA (noun)
The noun VALERIANELLA has 1 sense:
1. genus of Old World annual herbs widely naturalized
Familiarity information: VALERIANELLA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Genus of Old World annual herbs widely naturalized
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
genus Valerianella; Valerianella
Hypernyms ("Valerianella" is a kind of...):
asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)
Meronyms (members of "Valerianella"):
corn salad (a plant of the genus Valerianella)
Holonyms ("Valerianella" is a member of...):
family Valerianaceae; valerian family; Valerianaceae (genus of mostly herbs having a characteristic fetid odor)
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