HyperDic: genus_picris

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Picris:
NOUNplantgenus Picris, Picrisgenus of weedy Old World yellow-flowered herbs usually containing a bitter-tasting substance
English > genus Picris: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaninggenus of weedy Old World yellow-flowered herbs usually containing a bitter-tasting substance: bitterweed.
SynonymPicris
Member ofCompositae, family Compositae, Asteraceae, family Asteraceae, aster familyplants with heads composed of many florets
Membersoxtongue, bristly oxtongue, bitterweed, bugloss, Picris echioideswidespread European weed with spiny tongue-shaped leaves and yellow flowers
Broaderasterid dicot genusgenus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
Spanishgenus picris, picris
Catalangenus picris, picris, Picris

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