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Definition: Echinops

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Genus of Mediterranean and Eurasian herbs: globe thistles.[Wordnet].

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Date "Echinops" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Common Expressions: Echinops

Expressions Definition
Genus Echinops Genus of Mediterranean and Eurasian herbs: globe thistles. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Extended Definition: Echinops

Echinops

This article is about the plant. For other uses, see Echinops (mammal).
Echinops
Echinops adenocaulos with a shield bug
Echinops adenocaulos with a shield bug
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Cynareae
Genus: Echinops
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Species

About 120 species, see text

Echinops is a genus of about 120 species of thistles in the daisy family Asteraceae, commonly known as globe thistles. They are native to Europe east to central Asia and south to the mountains of tropical Africa.

Species include:

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Topics by Level of Interest: Echinops

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Echinops 6     Echinops 6
Oreopanax echinops 4     Oreopanax echinops 4

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Synonym: Echinops
Position Synonym (sorted by strength)

Expression

 genus Echinops.
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Translations: Echinops

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Lietuvi Bandrenis (Echinops). Additional references: Lietuvi, Lithuania, Echinops. (volunteer & more translations)
Litauische Bandrenis (Echinops). Additional references: Litauische, Lithuania, Echinops. (volunteer & more translations)
Litewski Bandrenis (Echinops). Additional references: Litewski, Lithuania, Echinops. (volunteer & more translations)
Lithuanian Bandrenis (Echinops). Additional references: Lithuanian, Lithuania, Echinops. (volunteer & more translations)
Litovskiy Bandrenis (Echinops). Additional references: Litovskiy, Lithuania, Echinops. (volunteer & more translations)
Liutuviskai Bandrenis (Echinops). Additional references: Liutuviskai, Lithuania, Echinops. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: Echinops

Language Translations for “Echinops” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Pig Latin Echinopsway (Echinops). Additional references: Pig Latin, Echinops. (volunteer)
Terran B Bandenis (Echinops). Additional references: Terran B, Echinops. (volunteer)
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