noun
annual and biennial herbs of Mediterranean to central Asia
• Syn: ↑genus Camelina, ↑false flax
• Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Cruciferae, ↑family Cruciferae, ↑Brassicaceae, ↑family Brassicaceae, ↑mustard family
• Member Meronyms: ↑gold of pleasure, ↑Camelina sativa
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\\ˌkaməˈlīnə, -lē-; kəˈmelənə\ nounUsage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Medieval Latin camelina, chamaelinum, alteration of Latin chamaemelinus of chamomile, from chamaemelon chamomile — more at chamomile
: a small genus of Old World herbs (family Cruciferae) distinguished by their ovoid flaxlike seed pods — see false flax, gold of pleasure, small-seeded false flax
Useful english dictionary. 2012.