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GENUS AEONIUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Aeonium mean?
• GENUS AEONIUM (noun)
The noun GENUS AEONIUM has 1 sense:
1. a genus of plants of the family Crassulaceae
Familiarity information: GENUS AEONIUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of plants of the family Crassulaceae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Aeonium; genus Aeonium
Hypernyms ("genus Aeonium" is a kind of...):
plant genus (a genus of plants)
Meronyms (members of "genus Aeonium"):
Aeonium haworthii; pinwheel (perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels)
Holonyms ("genus Aeonium" is a member of...):
Crassulaceae; family Crassulaceae; stonecrop family (succulent shrubs and herbs)
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