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English > 1 sense of the word Aethionema:
NOUNplantAethionema, genus AethionemaOld World genus of the family Cruciferae
English > Aethionema: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningOld World genus of the family Cruciferae.
Synonymgenus Aethionema
Member ofCruciferae, family Cruciferae, Brassicaceae, family Brassicaceae, mustard familyA large family of plants with four-petaled flowers
Membersstonecress, stone cressAny Old World herb of the genus Aethionema
Broaderdilleniid dicot genusgenus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs