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    HERACLEUM

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Widely distributed genus of plants with usually thick rootstocks and large umbels of white flowersplay

    Synonyms:

    genus Heracleum; Heracleum

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("Heracleum" is a kind of...):

    rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)

    Meronyms (members of "Heracleum"):

    cow parsnip; Heracleum sphondylium; hogweed (tall coarse plant having thick stems and cluster of white to purple flowers)

    Holonyms ("Heracleum" is a member of...):

    Apiaceae; carrot family; family Apiaceae; family Umbelliferae; Umbelliferae (plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway; celery; dill)

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