genus Scolymus

Thesaurus

Noun

1.genus Scolymus - small genus of thistlelike herbs of the Mediterranean regionScolymusasterid 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; zinniagolden thistle - any of several spiny Mediterranean herbs of the genus Scolymus having yellow flower heads