noun
hoary alyssum
• Syn: ↑genus Berteroa
• Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Cruciferae, ↑family Cruciferae, ↑Brassicaceae, ↑family Brassicaceae, ↑mustard family
• Member Meronyms: ↑hoary alison, ↑hoary alyssum, ↑Berteroa incana
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\\ˌbərtēˈrōə, (ˌ)bərˈterəwə\ nounUsage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, after Carlo G. Bertero died 1831 Italian botanist
: a small genus of Eurasian herbs (family Cruciferae) with narrow entire leaves, white racemose flowers, and oblong or nearly round pods — see hoary alyssum
Useful english dictionary. 2012.