HOMOGYNE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Homogyne mean? 

• HOMOGYNE (noun)
  The noun HOMOGYNE has 1 sense:

1. small genus of low perennial herbs of montane Europe; in some classifications included in genus Tussilago

  Familiarity information: HOMOGYNE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HOMOGYNE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small genus of low perennial herbs of montane Europe; in some classifications included in genus Tussilago

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Homogyne; Homogyne

Hypernyms ("Homogyne" is a kind of...):

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

Meronyms (members of "Homogyne"):

alpine coltsfoot; Homogyne alpina; Tussilago alpina (rhizomatous herb with purple-red flowers suitable for groundcover; sometimes placed in genus Tussilago)

Holonyms ("Homogyne" 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)