genus Dracunculus

genus Dracunculus
noun
1. tuberous herbaceous perennials: dragon arum
Syn: ↑Dracunculus
Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Araceae, ↑family Araceae, ↑arum family
Member Meronyms: ↑dragon arum, ↑green dragon, ↑Dracunculus vulgaris
2. type genus of the family Dracunculidae
Syn: ↑Dracunculus
Hypernyms: ↑worm genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Dracunculidae, ↑family Dracunculidae
Member Meronyms: ↑Guinea worm, ↑Dracunculus medinensis

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