noun
chiefly tropical herbaceous plants (including shrubs and trees) with racemose flowers: genera Phytolacca, Agdestis, Ercilla, Rivina, Trichostigma
• Syn: ↑Phytolaccaceae, ↑family Phytolaccaceae
• Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Caryophyllales, ↑order Caryophyllales, ↑Chenopodiales, ↑order-Chenopodiales
• Member Meronyms:
↑Phytolacca, ↑genus Phytolacca, ↑Agdestis, ↑genus Agdestis, ↑Ercilla, ↑genus Ercilla, ↑Rivina, ↑genus Rivina, ↑Trichostigma, ↑genus Trichostigma
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nounUseful english dictionary. 2012.