GENUS SAUSSUREA
Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Saussurea mean? • GENUS SAUSSUREA (noun)
The noun GENUS SAUSSUREA has 1 sense:
1. genus of herbs of temperate and cool regions of Eurasia
Familiarity information: GENUS SAUSSUREA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• GENUS SAUSSUREA (noun)
Meaning:
Genus of herbs of temperate and cool regions of Eurasia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
genus Saussurea; Saussurea
Hypernyms ("genus Saussurea" is a kind of...):
asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)
Meronyms (members of "genus Saussurea"):
costusroot; Saussurea costus; Saussurea lappa (annual herb of the eastern Himalayas (Kashmir) having purple florets and a fragrant root that yields a volatile oil used in perfumery and for preserving furs)
Holonyms ("genus Saussurea" 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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