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ELEPHANTOPUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Elephantopus mean?
• ELEPHANTOPUS (noun)
The noun ELEPHANTOPUS has 1 sense:
1. perennial American herb
Familiarity information: ELEPHANTOPUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Perennial American herb
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Elephantopus; genus Elephantopus
Hypernyms ("Elephantopus" is a kind of...):
asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)
Meronyms (members of "Elephantopus"):
elephant's-foot (any plant of the genus Elephantopus having heads of blue or purple flowers; America)
Holonyms ("Elephantopus" 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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