genus valeriana

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1. genus of widely distributed perennial herbs and some shrubs (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	asterid dicot genus,
definition	:	genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs (noun.plant)

member holonym	:	valerian,
definition	:	a plant of the genus Valeriana having lobed or dissected leaves and cymose white or pink flowers (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	family valerianaceae, valerian family, valerianaceae,
definition	:	genus of mostly herbs having a characteristic fetid odor (noun.plant)