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STACHYS SYLVATICA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Stachys sylvatica mean?
• STACHYS SYLVATICA (noun)
The noun STACHYS SYLVATICA has 1 sense:
1. foul-smelling perennial Eurasiatic herb with a green creeping rhizome
Familiarity information: STACHYS SYLVATICA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Foul-smelling perennial Eurasiatic herb with a green creeping rhizome
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
dead nettle; hedge nettle; Stachys sylvatica
Hypernyms ("Stachys sylvatica" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Holonyms ("Stachys sylvatica" is a member of...):
genus Stachys; Stachys (large genus of usually woolly or hairy herbs or subshrubs or shrubs; temperate eastern hemisphere; tropical Australasia)
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