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GENUS SOLIDAGO
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Solidago mean?
• GENUS SOLIDAGO (noun)
The noun GENUS SOLIDAGO has 1 sense:
1. goldenrod
Familiarity information: GENUS SOLIDAGO used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Goldenrod
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
genus Solidago; Solidago
Hypernyms ("genus Solidago" is a kind of...):
asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)
Meronyms (members of "genus Solidago"):
goldenrod (any of numerous chiefly summer-blooming and fall-blooming North American plants especially of the genus Solidago)
Holonyms ("genus Solidago" 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)
Context examples
A group of North American weedy herbs belonging to the genus Solidago (family Asteraceae) with potential chemopreventive activities.
(Goldenrod, NCI Thesaurus)
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