Mikania

Thesaurus

Noun

Mikania - large genus of evergreen lianas of tropical Americagenus Mikaniaasterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubsaster family, Asteraceae, Compositae, family Asteraceae, family Compositae - plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinniaclimbing boneset, climbing hemp-vine, climbing hempweed, Mikania scandens, wild climbing hempweed - herb of tropical America having vanilla-scented flowers; climbs up trees

Mikania

a genus of plants of the family Compositae. They are shrubs and usually climbing perennial grasses. The leaves are opposite, and the usually white or pink flowers grow in clusters of four in spicate or other compound inflorescences. There are approximately 250 species, found primarily in the tropics and subtropics of America. Some herbaceous species are used in landscaping. Climbing hempweed (Mikania scandens), which grows wild from Florida and Texas throughout tropical America, is raised in greenhouses.

Mikania

Related to Mikania: Mikania scandens

noun

Synonyms for Mikania

noun large genus of evergreen lianas of tropical America

Synonyms

genus Mikania

Related Words

asterid dicot genus
aster family
Asteraceae
Compositae
family Asteraceae
family Compositae
climbing boneset
climbing hemp-vine
climbing hempweed
Mikania scandens
wild climbing hempweed