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ELEPHANTOPUS

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

1. perennial American herb

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

• ELEPHANTOPUS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Perennial American herb

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Elephantopus; genus Elephantopus

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

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

Meronyms (members of "Elephantopus"):

elephant's-foot (any plant of the genus Elephantopus having heads of blue or purple flowers; America)

Holonyms ("Elephantopus" 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)

"Don't put the cart before the horse."
(English proverb)
"One finger cannot lift a pebble."
(Native American proverb, Hopi)
"Tomorrow is close if you wait it."
(Arabic proverb)
"God's mills mill slowly, but surely."
(Czech proverb)

Useful links:
Definition of asterid dicot genus
Pronunciation of elephant's-foot
Definition of aster family
Definition of Compositae
Definition of family Asteraceae

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