EXACUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Exacum mean? 

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

1. genus of tropical Asiatic and African plants: especially Persian violets

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• EXACUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Genus of tropical Asiatic and African plants: especially Persian violets

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Exacum; genus Exacum

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

dicot genus; magnoliopsid genus (genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination)

Meronyms (members of "Exacum"):

Exacum affine; Persian violet (perennial cultivated especially as a houseplant for its fragrant bluish to dark lavender flowers)

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

family Gentianaceae; gentian family; Gentianaceae (chiefly herbaceous plants with showy flowers; some are cultivated as ornamentals)