GENUS CYNARA
Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Cynara mean? • GENUS CYNARA (noun)
The noun GENUS CYNARA has 1 sense:
1. artichoke; cardoon
Familiarity information: GENUS CYNARA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• GENUS CYNARA (noun)
Meaning:
Artichoke; cardoon
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Cynara; genus Cynara
Hypernyms ("genus Cynara" is a kind of...):
asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)
Meronyms (members of "genus Cynara"):
artichoke; artichoke plant; Cynara scolymus; globe artichoke (Mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large edible flower head)
cardoon; Cynara cardunculus (southern European plant having spiny leaves and purple flowers cultivated for its edible leafstalks and roots)
Holonyms ("genus Cynara" 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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