noun
genus of annual densely hairy herbs of Mediterranean to southwestern Asia
• Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Compositae, ↑family Compositae, ↑Asteraceae, ↑family Asteraceae, ↑aster family
• Member Meronyms: ↑xeranthemum, ↑immortelle, ↑Xeranthemum annuum
Useful english dictionary. 2012.