GENUS HELENIUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Helenium mean? 

• GENUS HELENIUM (noun)
  The noun GENUS HELENIUM has 1 sense:

1. genus of American herbs with flowers having yellow rays: sneezeweeds

  Familiarity information: GENUS HELENIUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS HELENIUM (noun)

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Meaning:

Genus of American herbs with flowers having yellow rays: sneezeweeds

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Helenium; Helenium

Hypernyms ("genus Helenium" is a kind of...):

asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)

Meronyms (members of "genus Helenium"):

sneezeweed (any of various plants of the genus Helenium characteristically causing sneezing)

Holonyms ("genus Helenium" 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)