genus Xanthium

Definitions of genus Xanthium
  1. noun
    coarse herbs having small heads of greenish flowers followed by burrs with hooked bristles
    synonyms: Xanthium
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    type of:
    asterid dicot genus
    genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
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