LYCOPUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Lycopus mean? 

• LYCOPUS (noun)
  The noun LYCOPUS has 1 sense:

1. small genus of herbs of the mint family

  Familiarity information: LYCOPUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LYCOPUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small genus of herbs of the mint family

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Lycopus; Lycopus

Hypernyms ("Lycopus" is a kind of...):

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

Meronyms (members of "Lycopus"):

bugleweed; Lycopus virginicus (a mildly narcotic and astringent aromatic herb having small whitish flowers; eastern United States)

Lycopus americanus; water horehound (aromatic perennial herb of United States)

gipsywort; gypsywort; Lycopus europaeus (hairy Eurasian herb with two-lipped white flowers)

Holonyms ("Lycopus" is a member of...):

family Labiatae; family Lamiaceae; Labiatae; Lamiaceae; mint family (a large family of aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including mint; thyme; sage; rosemary)