STEVIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does stevia mean? 

• STEVIA (noun)
  The noun STEVIA has 2 senses:

1. any plant of the genus Stevia or the closely related genus Piqueria having glutinous foliage and white or purplish flowers; Central and South America

2. any plant of the genus Piqueria or the closely related genus Stevia

  Familiarity information: STEVIA used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STEVIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any plant of the genus Stevia or the closely related genus Piqueria having glutinous foliage and white or purplish flowers; Central and South America

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("stevia" 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 ("stevia" is a member of...):

genus Stevia (genus of shrubs and herbs of tropical and warm Americas)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Any plant of the genus Piqueria or the closely related genus Stevia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("stevia" 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 ("stevia" is a member of...):

genus Piqueria; Piqueria (small genus of tropical American perennial herbs or subshrubs with white to pale yellow flowers; often included in genus Stevia)