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GENUS FELICIA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Felicia mean?
• GENUS FELICIA (noun)
The noun GENUS FELICIA has 1 sense:
1. genus of tropical African herbs or subshrubs with usually blue flowers
Familiarity information: GENUS FELICIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Genus of tropical African herbs or subshrubs with usually blue flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Felicia; genus Felicia
Hypernyms ("genus Felicia" is a kind of...):
asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)
Meronyms (members of "genus Felicia"):
blue daisy; blue marguerite; Felicia amelloides (hairy South African or Australian subshrub that has daisylike flowers with blue rays)
Felicia bergeriana; kingfisher daisy (softly hairy South African herb having flowers with bright blue rays)
Holonyms ("genus Felicia" 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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