GENUS SCORZONERA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Scorzonera mean? 

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

1. genus of narrow-leaved European herbs

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS SCORZONERA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Genus of narrow-leaved European herbs

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Nouns denoting plants

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

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

Meronyms (members of "genus Scorzonera"):

black salsify; scorzonera; Scorzonera hispanica; viper's grass (perennial south European herb having narrow entire leaves and solitary yellow flower heads and long black edible roots shaped like carrots)

Holonyms ("genus Scorzonera" 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)