GENUS PTEROPOGON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Pteropogon mean? 

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

1. genus of Australian and South African herbs including some from genus Helipterum

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS PTEROPOGON (noun)

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Meaning:

Genus of Australian and South African herbs including some from genus Helipterum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

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

Meronyms (members of "genus Pteropogon"):

pteropogon; Pteropogon humboltianum (southern Australian plant having feathery hairs surrounding the fruit)

Holonyms ("genus Pteropogon" 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)