Anemopsis

Anemopsis
noun
one species: yerba mansa
• Syn: ↑genus Anemopsis
• Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Saururaceae, ↑family Saururaceae, ↑lizard's-tail family
• Member Meronyms: ↑yerba mansa, ↑Anemopsis californica

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\\ˌanəˈmäpsə̇s\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from anem- (from Anemone) + -opsis; from its resemblance to an anemone
: a small genus of herbs (family Saururaceae) found in southwestern No. America having long-stalked entire leaves and minute flowers in a terminal bracted spike

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  • Anemopsis — n. 1. 1 a genus consisting of one species: the yerba mansa. Syn: genus {Anemopsis}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Anemopsis —   Anemopsis …   Wikipedia Español

  • Anemopsis — ID 4028 Symbol Key ANEMO3 Common Name yerba mansa Family Saururaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AZ, CA, CO, KS, NE, NM, NV, OK, OR, TX, UT Growth Habit N/A …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Anemopsis californica — kaliforninis strugūnis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Drieženinių šeimos vaistinis augalas (Anemopsis californica), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Anemopsis californica angl. yerba mansa isp. hierba mansa šaltinis… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • Anemopsis californica — noun stoloniferous herb of southwestern United States and Mexico having a pungent rootstock and small spicate flowers with white bracts suggesting an anemone • Syn: ↑yerba mansa • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant • Member Holonyms: ↑Anemopsis …   Useful english dictionary

  • Anemopsis Californica — Yerba Yer ba, n. [Sp.] (Bot.) An herb; a plant. [1913 Webster] Note: This word is much used in compound names of plants in Spanish; as, yerba buena [Sp., a good herb], a name applied in Spain to several kinds of mint ({Mentha sativa}, {viridis},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Anemopsis californica — ID 4029 Symbol Key ANCA10 Common Name yerba mansa Family Saururaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AZ, CA, CO, KS, NE, NM, NV, OK, OR, TX, UT Growth Habit Forb/herb …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • anemopsis — an·e·mop·sis …   English syllables

  • Anemopsis californica (Nutt.) Hook. & Arn. — Symbol ANCA10 Common Name yerba mansa Botanical Family Saururaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Anemopsis californica (Nutt.) Hook. & Arn. var. subglabra L. Kelso — Symbol ANCA10 Synonym Symbol ANCAS Botanical Family Saururaceae …   Scientific plant list

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