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GENUS BUPHTHALMUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Buphthalmum mean?
• GENUS BUPHTHALMUM (noun)
The noun GENUS BUPHTHALMUM has 1 sense:
1. oxeye
Familiarity information: GENUS BUPHTHALMUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Oxeye
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Buphthalmum; genus Buphthalmum
Hypernyms ("genus Buphthalmum" is a kind of...):
asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)
Meronyms (members of "genus Buphthalmum"):
oxeye (Eurasian perennial herbs having daisylike flowers with yellow rays and dark centers)
Holonyms ("genus Buphthalmum" 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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