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Mikania

noun

large genus of evergreen lianas of tropical America

• Syn: ↑genus Mikania

• Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Compositae, ↑family Compositae, ↑Asteraceae, ↑family Asteraceae, ↑aster family

• Member Meronyms: ↑climbing hempweed, ↑climbing boneset, ↑wild climbing hempweed, ↑climbing hemp-vine, ↑Mikania scandens

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\\məˈkānēə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from J. G. Mikan died 1814 Czech botanist + New Latin -ia

: a large genus of mostly tropical American herbaceous or woody vines (family Compositae) with opposite leaves and small discoid heads in panicled clusters — see climbing hempweed

Useful english dictionary. 2012.