GENUS PACKERA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Packera mean? 

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

1. genus of American of east Asian perennial herbs with yellow to orange or red flower rays; sometimes included in genus Senecio

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS PACKERA (noun)

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Meaning:

Genus of American of east Asian perennial herbs with yellow to orange or red flower rays; sometimes included in genus Senecio

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Packera; Packera

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

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

Meronyms (members of "genus Packera"):

butterweed (any of several yellow-flowered plants of the genus Packera; often placed in genus Senecio)

Holonyms ("genus Packera" 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)