BUPHTHALMUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Buphthalmum mean? 

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

1. oxeye

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• BUPHTHALMUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Oxeye

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Buphthalmum; genus Buphthalmum

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

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

Meronyms (members of "Buphthalmum"):

oxeye (Eurasian perennial herbs having daisylike flowers with yellow rays and dark centers)

Holonyms ("Buphthalmum" 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)