GENUS BOLTONIA
Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Boltonia mean? • GENUS BOLTONIA (noun)
The noun GENUS BOLTONIA has 1 sense:
1. genus of tall leafy perennial herbs of eastern America and eastern Asia having flowers that resemble asters
Familiarity information: GENUS BOLTONIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• GENUS BOLTONIA (noun)
Meaning:
Genus of tall leafy perennial herbs of eastern America and eastern Asia having flowers that resemble asters
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Boltonia; genus Boltonia
Hypernyms ("genus Boltonia" is a kind of...):
asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)
Meronyms (members of "genus Boltonia"):
false chamomile (any of various autumn-flowering perennials having white or pink to purple flowers that resemble asters; wild in moist soils from New Jersey to Florida and Texas)
Holonyms ("genus Boltonia" 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)
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