noun
genus of Old World plants grown as ornamentals
• Syn: ↑Matthiola
• Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Cruciferae, ↑family Cruciferae, ↑Brassicaceae, ↑family Brassicaceae, ↑mustard family
• Member Meronyms: ↑stock, ↑gillyflower, ↑brompton stock, ↑Matthiola incana
Useful english dictionary. 2012.