DESCURAINIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Descurainia mean? 

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

1. includes annual or biennial herbs of America and Europe very similar to and often included among those of genera Sisymbrium or Hugueninia; not recognized in some classification systems

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• DESCURAINIA (noun)

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Meaning:

Includes annual or biennial herbs of America and Europe very similar to and often included among those of genera Sisymbrium or Hugueninia; not recognized in some classification systems

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Descurainia; genus Descurainia

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

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

Meronyms (members of "Descurainia"):

Descurainia pinnata; tansy mustard (North American herb with bitter-tasting pinnate leaves resembling those of tansy)

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

Brassicaceae; Cruciferae; family Brassicaceae; family Cruciferae; mustard family (a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives)