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Aethionema

noun

Old World genus of the family Cruciferae

• Syn: ↑genus Aethionema

• Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus

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

• Member Meronyms: ↑stonecress, ↑stone cress

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\\ˌēthēōˈnēmə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from aethio- (from Greek aēthēs strange) + -nema

: a genus of herbs (family Cruciferae) found in the Mediterranean region that have sessile glaucous leaves, some being cultivated for their white or rose-colored flowers

Useful english dictionary. 2012.