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Halenia

noun

genus of herbs of Eurasia and the Americas: spurred gentians

• Syn: ↑genus Halenia

• Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Gentianaceae, ↑family Gentianaceae, ↑gentian family

• Member Meronyms: ↑spurred gentian

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\\həˈlēnēə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Johann Halen, 19th century German botanist + New Latin -ia

: a genus of herbs (family Gentianaceae) with opposite leaves and spurred flowers — see spurred gentian

Useful english dictionary. 2012.