what does genus Valerianella mean?

GENUS VALERIANELLA as NOUN

Meaning
- genus of Old World annual herbs widely naturalized
Synonym(s)
- Valerianella (what does Valerianella mean?)
Hypernyms(s) genus Valerianella is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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