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GENUS PETASITES

 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Petasites mean? 

GENUS PETASITES (noun)
  The noun GENUS PETASITES has 1 sense:

1. genus of rhizomatous herbs of north temperate regions: butterbur; sweet coltsfoot

  Familiarity information: GENUS PETASITES used as a noun is very rare.


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GENUS PETASITES (noun)


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Meaning:

Genus of rhizomatous herbs of north temperate regions: butterbur; sweet coltsfoot

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Petasites; Petasites

Hypernyms ("genus Petasites" is a kind of...):

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

Meronyms (members of "genus Petasites"):

bog rhubarb; butterbur; Petasites hybridus; Petasites vulgaris (small Eurasian herb having broad leaves and lilac-pink rayless flowers; found in moist areas)

Petasites fragrans; sweet coltsfoot; winter heliotrope (European herb with vanilla-scented white-pink flowers)

Petasites sagitattus; sweet coltsfoot (American sweet-scented herb)

Holonyms ("genus Petasites" 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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