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CONOCLINIUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Conoclinium mean?
• CONOCLINIUM (noun)
The noun CONOCLINIUM has 1 sense:
1. mistflower
Familiarity information: CONOCLINIUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Mistflower
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Conoclinium; genus Conoclinium
Hypernyms ("Conoclinium" is a kind of...):
asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)
Meronyms (members of "Conoclinium"):
ageratum; Conoclinium coelestinum; Eupatorium coelestinum; mist-flower; mistflower (rhizomatous plant of central and southeastern United States and West Indies having large showy heads of clear blue flowers; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium)
Holonyms ("Conoclinium" 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)
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