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Lunaria

noun

small genus of European herbs: honesty

• Syn: ↑genus Lunaria

• Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Cruciferae, ↑family Cruciferae, ↑Brassicaceae, ↑family Brassicaceae, ↑mustard family

• Member Meronyms: ↑honesty, ↑silver dollar, ↑money plant, ↑satin flower, ↑satinpod, ↑Lunaria annua

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\\lüˈna(a)rēə\ noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Late Latin, henbane, from Latin luna moon + -aria (feminine singular of -arius -ary)

1. capitalized : a genus of herbs (family Cruciferae) having cordate leaves and broad siliques

2. -s : any plant of the genus Lunaria — called also honesty, satinpod

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lunaria

see lunary n.¹

Useful english dictionary. 2012.