Akademik

Scolymus
noun
small genus of thistlelike herbs of the Mediterranean region
Syn: ↑genus Scolymus
Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Compositae, ↑family Compositae, ↑Asteraceae, ↑family Asteraceae, ↑aster family
Member Meronyms: ↑golden thistle

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\\ˈskäləməs\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin scolymos, a kind of thistle, from Greek skolymos
: a small genus of thistlelike herbs (family Compositae) of the Mediterranean region having flower heads with only ray flowers — see golden thistle

Useful english dictionary. 2012.