RAOULIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Raoulia mean? 

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

1. genus of low-growing mat-forming New Zealand plants; in some classifications includes species placed in genus Haastia

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• RAOULIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Genus of low-growing mat-forming New Zealand plants; in some classifications includes species placed in genus Haastia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Raoulia; Raoulia

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

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

Meronyms (members of "Raoulia"):

Raoulia australis; Raoulia lutescens; sheep plant; vegetable sheep (perennial prostrate mat-forming herb with hoary woolly foliage)

Holonyms ("Raoulia" 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)