noun
genus of Mediterranean and Eurasian herbs: globe thistles
• Syn: ↑Echinops
• Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Compositae, ↑family Compositae, ↑Asteraceae, ↑family Asteraceae, ↑aster family
• Member Meronyms: ↑globe thistle
Useful english dictionary. 2012.