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Matthiola

noun

genus of Old World plants grown as ornamentals

• Syn: ↑genus Matthiola

• Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus

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

• Member Meronyms: ↑stock, ↑gillyflower, ↑brompton stock, ↑Matthiola incana

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\\məˈthīələ\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Pierandrea Mattioli (Matthiolus) died 1577 Italian physician

: a genus of Old World herbs and subshrubs (family Cruciferae) having long terete siliques each with numerous winged seeds — see stock 24a

Useful english dictionary. 2012.