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Sericocarpus

noun

small genus of herbs of the eastern United States: white-topped asters

• Syn: ↑genus Sericocarpus

• Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Compositae, ↑family Compositae, ↑Asteraceae, ↑family Asteraceae, ↑aster family

• Member Meronyms: ↑white-topped aster

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\\ˌserə̇kōˈkärpəs\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek sērikos silken + New Latin -carpus — more at sericeous

: a small genus of herbs (family Compositae) of the eastern United States having corymbose white-rayed flower heads with an ovoid involucre, squamous bracts, and silky achenes

Useful english dictionary. 2012.