GENUS ANTHEMIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Anthemis mean? 

• GENUS ANTHEMIS (noun)
  The noun GENUS ANTHEMIS has 1 sense:

1. dog fennel

  Familiarity information: GENUS ANTHEMIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS ANTHEMIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Dog fennel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Anthemis; genus Anthemis

Hypernyms ("genus Anthemis" is a kind of...):

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

Meronyms (members of "genus Anthemis"):

Anthemis cotula; dog fennel; mayweed; stinking chamomile; stinking mayweed (widespread rank-smelling weed having white-rayed flower heads with yellow discs)

Anthemis tinctoria; dyers' chamomile; golden marguerite; yellow chamomile (Eurasian perennial herb with hairy divided leaves and yellow flowers; naturalized in North America)

Anthemis arvensis; corn chamomile; corn mayweed; field chamomile (European white-flowered weed naturalized in North America)

Holonyms ("genus Anthemis" is a member of...):

aster family; Asteraceae; Compositae; family Asteraceae; family Compositae (plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia)