CALLISTEPHUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Callistephus mean? 

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

1. one species: erect Asiatic herb with large flowers

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• CALLISTEPHUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

One species: erect Asiatic herb with large flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Callistephus; genus Callistephus

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

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

Meronyms (members of "Callistephus"):

Callistephus chinensis; China aster (valued for their beautiful flowers in a wide range of clear bright colors; grown primarily for cutting)

Holonyms ("Callistephus" 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)