Scleranthus

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Noun

Scleranthus - small genus of Old World weedy prostrate annuals: knawelgenus Scleranthuscaryophylloid dicot genus - genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowerscarnation family, Caryophyllaceae, family Caryophyllaceae, pink family - large family of herbs or subshrubs (usually with stems swollen at the nodes)knawe, knawel, Scleranthus annuus - widely distributed low-growing Eurasian herb having narrow leaves and inconspicuous green flowers

Scleranthus

a genus of plants of the family Caryophillaceae. They are annual and, more rarely, perennial small grasses with linear opposite leaves and opaque flowers. The calyx is bell-shaped with five prongs; there are no petals. It has ten stamens and two styles; it produces a monospermous fruit. Ten species are found in Eurasia, Africa, and Australia. There are four or five in the USSR, found in the European part and the Caucasus. The most common variety is the annual Scleranthus annuus, which grows on dry meadows and as a weed in cultivated fields.

Scleranthus

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Synonyms for Scleranthus

noun small genus of Old World weedy prostrate annuals: knawel

Synonyms

genus Scleranthus

Related Words

caryophylloid dicot genus
carnation family
Caryophyllaceae
family Caryophyllaceae
pink family
knawe
knawel
Scleranthus annuus

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