PRENANTHES PURPUREA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Prenanthes purpurea mean? 

• PRENANTHES PURPUREA (noun)
  The noun PRENANTHES PURPUREA has 1 sense:

1. herb of central and southern Europe having purple florets

  Familiarity information: PRENANTHES PURPUREA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PRENANTHES PURPUREA (noun)

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Meaning:

Herb of central and southern Europe having purple florets

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Prenanthes purpurea; rattlesnake root

Hypernyms ("Prenanthes purpurea" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Holonyms ("Prenanthes purpurea" is a member of...):

genus Prenanthes; Prenanthes (genus of North American and Asiatic perennial herbs having pinnatisect leaves small heads of drooping yellowish to purple flowers; sometimes includes species often placed in genus Nabalus)