THYSANOCARPUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Thysanocarpus mean? 

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

1. small genus of herbs of upland regions of the Pacific coast of North America

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• THYSANOCARPUS (noun)

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Meaning:

Small genus of herbs of upland regions of the Pacific coast of North America

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Thysanocarpus; Thysanocarpus

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

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

Meronyms (members of "Thysanocarpus"):

fringepod; lacepod (annual herb having pinnatifid basal leaves and slender racemes of small white flowers followed by one-seeded winged silicles)

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

Brassicaceae; Cruciferae; family Brassicaceae; family Cruciferae; mustard family (a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives)