CNICUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Cnicus mean? 

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

1. one species: blessed thistle

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• CNICUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

One species: blessed thistle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Cnicus; genus Cnicus

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

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

Meronyms (members of "Cnicus"):

blessed thistle; Cnicus benedictus; sweet sultan (annual of Mediterranean to Portugal having hairy stems and minutely spiny-toothed leaves and large heads of yellow flowers)

Holonyms ("Cnicus" 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)

 Context examples 

The scientific name is Cnicus benedictus.

(Blessed thistle, NCI Dictionary)