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FALSE RUE ANEMONE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does false rue anemone mean?
• FALSE RUE ANEMONE (noun)
The noun FALSE RUE ANEMONE has 1 sense:
1. slender erect perennial of eastern North America having tuberous roots and pink-tinged white flowers; resembles meadow rue
Familiarity information: FALSE RUE ANEMONE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Slender erect perennial of eastern North America having tuberous roots and pink-tinged white flowers; resembles meadow rue
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
false rue; false rue anemone; Isopyrum biternatum
Hypernyms ("false rue anemone" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Holonyms ("false rue anemone" is a member of...):
genus Isopyrum; Isopyrum (tufted perennial herbs of northern hemisphere)
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