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AETHIONEMA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Aethionema mean?
• AETHIONEMA (noun)
The noun AETHIONEMA has 1 sense:
1. Old World genus of the family Cruciferae
Familiarity information: AETHIONEMA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Old World genus of the family Cruciferae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Aethionema; genus Aethionema
Hypernyms ("Aethionema" is a kind of...):
dilleniid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)
Meronyms (members of "Aethionema"):
stone cress; stonecress (any Old World herb of the genus Aethionema; native of sunny limestone habitats)
Holonyms ("Aethionema" 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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