noun
Meaning 1
Any flowering plant of the genus Goodenia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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goodenia
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General-American: /ɡʊˈdɛ.ni.ə/
noun
Meaning 2
a genus of shrubs and herbs that grow in Australia and New Guinea and Malaysia and southeast Asia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus
History
Etymology
Borrowed from translingual Goodenia, named after Samuel Goodenough.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: Goodenie — Goodenia-genus plant
- Russian: гуде́ния (gudénija) — Goodenia-genus plant