Polanisia

Polanisia
noun
widely distributed herbs having palmate leaves and creamy white to or pink to magenta flowers with many stamens of unequal length
Syn: ↑genus Polanisia
Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Capparidaceae, ↑family Capparidaceae, ↑caper family
Member Meronyms: ↑clammyweed, ↑Polanisia graveolens, ↑Polanisia dodecandra

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\\ˌpäləˈnizh(ē)ə, -isēə\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from pol- (from poly-) + anis- (I) + -ia; probably from the large but varying number of stamens
: a genus of widely distributed herbs (family Capparidaceae) having palmate leaves and flowers with many stamens of unequal lengths — see clammyweed

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  • Polanisia — ID 65776 Symbol Key POLAN Common Name clammyweed Family Capparaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT,… …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Polanisia dodecandra — Polanisia dodecandra …   Wikipédia en Français

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  • Polanisia graveolens — clammyweed clammyweed n. strong scented herb ({Polanisia graveolens}) common in the southern U. S. covered with intermixed gland and hairs. Syn: {Polanisia graveolens}, Polanisia dodecandra. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Polanisia graveolens — clammyweed clammyweed n. strong scented herb ({Polanisia graveolens}) common in the southern U. S. covered with intermixed gland and hairs. Syn: {Polanisia graveolens}, Polanisia dodecandra. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Polanisia dodecandra — noun strong scented herb common in southern United States covered with intermixed gland and hairs • Syn: ↑clammyweed, ↑Polanisia graveolens • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant • Member Holonyms: ↑Polanisia, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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