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GENUS HOMOGYNE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Homogyne mean?
• GENUS HOMOGYNE (noun)
The noun GENUS HOMOGYNE has 1 sense:
1. small genus of low perennial herbs of montane Europe; in some classifications included in genus Tussilago
Familiarity information: GENUS HOMOGYNE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small genus of low perennial herbs of montane Europe; in some classifications included in genus Tussilago
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
genus Homogyne; Homogyne
Hypernyms ("genus Homogyne" is a kind of...):
asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)
Meronyms (members of "genus Homogyne"):
alpine coltsfoot; Homogyne alpina; Tussilago alpina (rhizomatous herb with purple-red flowers suitable for groundcover; sometimes placed in genus Tussilago)
Holonyms ("genus Homogyne" 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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