Prenanthes

Prenanthes
noun
genus of North American and Asiatic perennial herbs having pinnatisect leaves small heads of drooping yellowish to purple flowers; sometimes includes species often placed in genus Nabalus
Syn: ↑genus Prenanthes
Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Compositae, ↑family Compositae, ↑Asteraceae, ↑family Asteraceae, ↑aster family
Member Meronyms: ↑rattlesnake root, ↑Prenanthes purpurea

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\\prēˈnanˌthēz\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek prēnēs prone (akin to pro before, forward) + New Latin -anthes — more at for
: a genus of No. American and Asiatic perennial herbs (family Compositae) with lobed or pinnatifid leaves and small heads of drooping ligulate flowers — see rattlesnake root

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