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SERICOCARPUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Sericocarpus mean?
• SERICOCARPUS (noun)
The noun SERICOCARPUS has 1 sense:
1. small genus of herbs of the eastern United States: white-topped asters
Familiarity information: SERICOCARPUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small genus of herbs of the eastern United States: white-topped asters
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
genus Sericocarpus; Sericocarpus
Hypernyms ("Sericocarpus" is a kind of...):
asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)
Meronyms (members of "Sericocarpus"):
white-topped aster (herb having corymbose white-rayed flowers with scaly bracts and silky indehiscent fruits)
Holonyms ("Sericocarpus" 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)
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