noun
genus of Old World annual herbs widely naturalized
• Syn: ↑genus Valerianella
• Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Valerianaceae, ↑family Valerianaceae, ↑valerian family
• Member Meronyms: ↑corn salad
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\\-ˈnelə\ nounUsage: capitalized
: a genus of annual herbs (family Valerianaceae) that are natives of the Old World but naturalized widely (as in the United States) and are distinguished by the variously appendaged but not pappose calyx — compare corn salad
Useful english dictionary. 2012.