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SINAPIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Sinapis mean?
• SINAPIS (noun)
The noun SINAPIS has 1 sense:
1. small genus of Old World herbs usually included in genus Brassica
Familiarity information: SINAPIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small genus of Old World herbs usually included in genus Brassica
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
genus Sinapis; Sinapis
Hypernyms ("Sinapis" is a kind of...):
dilleniid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)
Holonyms ("Sinapis" is a member of...):
Brassicaceae; Cruciferae; family Brassicaceae; family Cruciferae; mustard family (a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives)
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