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Anacyclus

noun

a Spanish pellitory

• Syn: ↑genus Anacyclus

• Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Compositae, ↑family Compositae, ↑Asteraceae, ↑family Asteraceae, ↑aster family

• Member Meronyms: ↑pellitory, ↑pellitory-of-Spain, ↑Anacyclus pyrethrum

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\\ˌanəˈsikləs, -īk-\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from ana- + Greek kyklos ring, circle

: a small genus of annual herbs (family Compositae) of the Mediterranean region having dissected leaves and white or yellow flowers

Useful english dictionary. 2012.