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Agrostemma

noun

a caryophylloid dicot genus including corn cockles

• Syn: ↑genus Agrostemma

• Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Caryophyllaceae, ↑family Caryophyllaceae, ↑carnation family, ↑pink family

• Member Meronyms: ↑corn cockle, ↑corn campion, ↑crown-of-the-field, ↑Agrostemma githago

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\\ˌagrōˈstemə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from agro- + Greek stemma wreath, garland — more at stemma

: a genus of herbs (family Caryophyllaceae) with calyx lobes that are leaflike and extend far beyond the petals

Useful english dictionary. 2012.