genus exacum

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1. genus of tropical Asiatic and African plants: especially Persian violets (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus,
definition	:	genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination (noun.plant)

member holonym	:	exacum affine, persian violet,
definition	:	perennial cultivated especially as a houseplant for its fragrant bluish to dark lavender flowers (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	family gentianaceae, gentian family, gentianaceae,
definition	:	chiefly herbaceous plants with showy flowers; some are cultivated as ornamentals (noun.plant)