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GENUS PTEROPOGON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Pteropogon mean?
• GENUS PTEROPOGON (noun)
The noun GENUS PTEROPOGON has 1 sense:
1. genus of Australian and South African herbs including some from genus Helipterum
Familiarity information: GENUS PTEROPOGON used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Genus of Australian and South African herbs including some from genus Helipterum
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("genus Pteropogon" is a kind of...):
asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)
Meronyms (members of "genus Pteropogon"):
pteropogon; Pteropogon humboltianum (southern Australian plant having feathery hairs surrounding the fruit)
Holonyms ("genus Pteropogon" 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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