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GENUS CARTHAMUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Carthamus mean?
• GENUS CARTHAMUS (noun)
The noun GENUS CARTHAMUS has 1 sense:
1. safflower
Familiarity information: GENUS CARTHAMUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Safflower
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Carthamus; genus Carthamus
Hypernyms ("genus Carthamus" is a kind of...):
asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)
Meronyms (members of "genus Carthamus"):
Carthamus tinctorius; false saffron; safflower (thistlelike Eurasian plant widely grown for its red or orange flower heads and seeds that yield a valuable oil)
Holonyms ("genus Carthamus" 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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