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Physaria

noun

small genus of western North American herbs similar to Lesquerella: bladderpods

• Syn: ↑genus Physaria

• Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Cruciferae, ↑family Cruciferae, ↑Brassicaceae, ↑family Brassicaceae, ↑mustard family

• Member Meronyms: ↑bladderpod

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\\fīˈsa(a)rēə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from phys- + -aria

: a small genus of herbs (family Cruciferae) of western No. America having racemose yellow flowers and inflated pods — see bladderpod

Useful english dictionary. 2012.