iresine (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *Iresine*:
NOUN	plant	Iresine, genus Iresine	genus of tropical American herbs or subshrubs

English > *Iresine*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	genus of tropical American herbs or subshrubs.
Synonym	genus Iresine
Member of	Amaranthaceae, family Amaranthaceae, amaranth family	cosmopolitan family of herbs and shrubs
Members	bloodleaf	Any plant of the genus Iresine having colored foliage
Broader	caryophylloid dicot genus	genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers
Spanish	genus iresine, iresine
Catalan	genus iresine, iresine

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