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GENUS OENANTHE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Oenanthe mean? 

GENUS OENANTHE (noun)
  The noun GENUS OENANTHE has 2 senses:

1. poisonous herbs: water dropwortsplay

2. wheatearsplay

  Familiarity information: GENUS OENANTHE used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GENUS OENANTHE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Poisonous herbs: water dropworts

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Oenanthe; Oenanthe

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

rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)

Meronyms (members of "genus Oenanthe"):

hemlock water dropwort; Oenanthe crocata; water dropwort (European poisonous herb having tuberous roots, yellow juice that stains the skin, yellow flowers and foliage resembling celery; all parts extremely poisonous)

Oenanthe aquatica; water fennel (European poisonous herb with fibrous roots)

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

Apiaceae; carrot family; family Apiaceae; family Umbelliferae; Umbelliferae (plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway; celery; dill)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Wheatears

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Oenanthe; Oenanthe

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "genus Oenanthe"):

wheatear (small songbird of northern America and Eurasia having a distinctive white rump)

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

family Turdidae; Turdidae (thrushes; in some classifications considered a subfamily (Turdinae) of the family Muscicapidae)


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