TRILISA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Trilisa mean? 

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

1. genus of herbs of southern United States

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• TRILISA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Genus of herbs of southern United States

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Trilisa; Trilisa

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

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

Meronyms (members of "Trilisa"):

Trilisa odoratissima; wild vanilla (perennial of southeastern United States with leaves having the fragrance of vanilla)

Holonyms ("Trilisa" 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)