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Cochlearia

noun

a genus of the family Cruciferae

• Syn: ↑genus Cochlearia

• Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus

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

• Member Meronyms: ↑scurvy grass, ↑common scurvy grass, ↑Cochlearia officinalis

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\\kōklēˈa(a)rēə, ˌkä-, -ˈärēə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin cochleare spoon + New Latin -ia; from the shape of the leaves

: a genus of fleshy maritime herbs (family Cruciferae) with thick leaves and globose seed pods — see scurvy grass

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Cochlearˈia plural noun

The scurvy-grass genus

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Main Entry: ↑cochlea

Useful english dictionary. 2012.