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GENUS ARMORACIA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Armoracia mean?
• GENUS ARMORACIA (noun)
The noun GENUS ARMORACIA has 1 sense:
1. horseradish
Familiarity information: GENUS ARMORACIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Horseradish
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Armoracia; genus Armoracia
Hypernyms ("genus Armoracia" is a kind of...):
dilleniid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)
Meronyms (members of "genus Armoracia"):
Armoracia rusticana; horse radish; horseradish; red cole (coarse Eurasian plant cultivated for its thick white pungent root)
Holonyms ("genus Armoracia" 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)
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