GENUS STENOTUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Stenotus mean? 

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

1. genus of western North American low evergreen shrubs growing in dense tufts

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS STENOTUS (noun)

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Meaning:

Genus of western North American low evergreen shrubs growing in dense tufts

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Stenotus; Stenotus

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

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

Meronyms (members of "genus Stenotus"):

Haplopappus acaulis; stemless golden weed; Stenotus acaulis (dark green erect herb of northwestern United States and southwestern Canada having stiff leaves in dense tufts and yellow flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Haplopappus)

Holonyms ("genus Stenotus" 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)