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GENUS DELAIREA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Delairea mean?
• GENUS DELAIREA (noun)
The noun GENUS DELAIREA has 1 sense:
1. one species: German ivy
Familiarity information: GENUS DELAIREA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
One species: German ivy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Delairea; genus Delairea
Hypernyms ("genus Delairea" is a kind of...):
asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)
Meronyms (members of "genus Delairea"):
Delairea odorata; German ivy; Senecio milkanioides (South African succulent evergreen twining climber with yellow flowers grown primarily as a houseplant for its foliage; sometimes placed in genus Senecio)
Holonyms ("genus Delairea" 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)
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