noun
genus of perennial rhizomatous herbs with flowers in panicles; North America; Japan
• Syn: ↑genus Boykinia
• Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Saxifragaceae, ↑family Saxifragaceae, ↑saxifrage family
• Member Meronyms: ↑coast boykinia, ↑Boykinia elata, ↑Boykinia occidentalis
Useful english dictionary. 2012.