silybum (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *Silybum*:
NOUN	plant	Silybum, genus Silybum	small genus of east African herbs

English > *Silybum*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	small genus of east African herbs.
Synonym	genus Silybum
Member of	Compositae, family Compositae, Asteraceae, family Asteraceae, aster family	plants with heads composed of many florets
Members	milk thistle, lady's thistle, Our Lady's mild thistle, holy thistle, blessed thistle, Silybum marianum	tall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-blotched leaves and purple flower heads
Broader	asterid dicot genus	genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
Spanish	genus silybum, silybum
Catalan	genus silybum, silybum

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