GENUS LOBULARIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Lobularia mean? 

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

1. sweet alyssum

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS LOBULARIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sweet alyssum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Lobularia; Lobularia

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

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

Meronyms (members of "genus Lobularia"):

Lobularia maritima; sweet alison; sweet alyssum (perennial European plant having clusters of small fragrant usually white flowers; widely grown in gardens)

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

Brassicaceae; Cruciferae; family Brassicaceae; family Cruciferae; mustard family (a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives)