CENTRANTHUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Centranthus mean? 

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

1. genus of southern European herbs and subshrubs

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• CENTRANTHUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Genus of southern European herbs and subshrubs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Centranthus; genus Centranthus

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

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

Meronyms (members of "Centranthus"):

Centranthus ruber; French honeysuckle; red valerian (European herb with small fragrant crimson or white spurred flowers)

Holonyms ("Centranthus" is a member of...):

family Valerianaceae; valerian family; Valerianaceae (genus of mostly herbs having a characteristic fetid odor)