noun
genus of Mediterranean and Eurasian herbs: globe thistles
• Syn: ↑genus Echinops
• Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Compositae, ↑family Compositae, ↑Asteraceae, ↑family Asteraceae, ↑aster family
• Member Meronyms: ↑globe thistle
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\\ˈekəˌnäps; ə̇ˈkīˌnäps, ēˈ-, eˈ-\ nounUsage: capitalized
: a large genus of Mediterranean herbs (family Compositae) comprising the globe thistles that have one-flowered heads aggregated in dense globular clusters
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Echīnˈops noun (botany)
A genus of Compositae found in S Europe, the globe thistle, with flowers in globular clusters
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Main Entry: ↑echinus
Useful english dictionary. 2012.