GENUS NEMOPHILA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Nemophila mean? 

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

1. genus of ornamental chiefly California herbs: baby blue-eyes

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS NEMOPHILA (noun)

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Meaning:

Genus of ornamental chiefly California herbs: baby blue-eyes

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Nouns denoting plants

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

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

Meronyms (members of "genus Nemophila"):

nemophila (any plant of the genus Nemophila)

baby blue-eyes; Nemophila menziesii (delicate California annual having blue flowers marked with dark spots)

Holonyms ("genus Nemophila" is a member of...):

family Hydrophyllaceae; Hydrophyllaceae; waterleaf family (perennial woodland herbs)