NABALUS
Dictionary entry overview: What does Nabalus mean?
• NABALUS (noun)
The noun NABALUS has 1 sense:
1. genus of North American and east Asian perennial herbs; sometimes included in genus Prenanthes
Familiarity information: NABALUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• NABALUS (noun)
Meaning:
Genus of North American and east Asian perennial herbs; sometimes included in genus Prenanthes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
genus Nabalus; Nabalus
Hypernyms ("Nabalus" is a kind of...):
asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)
Meronyms (members of "Nabalus"):
rattlesnake root (a plant of the genus Nabalus)
cankerweed; Nabalus alba; Prenanthes alba; white lettuce (herb of northeastern North America having drooping clusters of yellowish-white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Prenanthes)
gall of the earth; lion's foot; Nabalus serpentarius; Prenanthes serpentaria (common perennial herb widely distributed in the southern and eastern United States having drooping clusters of pinkish flowers and thick basal leaves suggesting a lion's foot in shape; sometimes placed in genus Prenanthes)
Holonyms ("Nabalus" 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)
