GENUS MUTISIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Mutisia mean? 

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

1. genus of South American shrubs or lianas having large flower heads with feathery pappuses

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS MUTISIA (noun)

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Meaning:

Genus of South American shrubs or lianas having large flower heads with feathery pappuses

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

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

Meronyms (members of "genus Mutisia"):

mutisia (any of various plants of the genus Mutisia)

Holonyms ("genus Mutisia" 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)