ANTHRISCUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Anthriscus mean? 

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

1. chervil: of Europe, North Africa and Asia

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• ANTHRISCUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Chervil: of Europe, North Africa and Asia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Anthriscus; genus Anthriscus

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

rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)

Meronyms (members of "Anthriscus"):

Anthriscus cereifolium; beaked parsley; chervil (aromatic annual Old World herb cultivated for its finely divided and often curly leaves for use especially in soups and salads)

Anthriscus sylvestris; cow parsley; wild chervil (coarse erect biennial Old World herb introduced as a weed in eastern North America)

Holonyms ("Anthriscus" is a member of...):

Apiaceae; carrot family; family Apiaceae; family Umbelliferae; Umbelliferae (plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway; celery; dill)