GENUS GAILLARDIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Gaillardia mean? 

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

1. genus of western American hairy herbs with showy flowers

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS GAILLARDIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Genus of western American hairy herbs with showy flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

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

Meronyms (members of "genus Gaillardia"):

gaillardia (any plant of western America of the genus Gaillardia having hairy leaves and long-stalked flowers in hot vibrant colors from golden yellow and copper to rich burgundy)

Holonyms ("genus Gaillardia" 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)