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mykerökukkainen

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Finnish

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Etymology

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mykerö +‎ kukkainen

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmykerøˌkukːɑi̯nen/, [ˈmyk̟e̞rø̞ˌkukːɑ̝i̯ne̞n]
  • Rhymes: -ukːɑinen
  • Hyphenation(key): my‧kerö‧kukkai‧nen

Adjective

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mykerökukkainen

  1. (botany) composite (bearing involucrate heads of many small florets)

Declension

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Possessive forms of mykerökukkainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

Noun

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mykerökukkainen (dated)

  1. (botany) aster (plant of the family Asteraceae, formerly known as Compositae)
  2. (botany, in the plural) Asteraceae

Usage notes

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  • Although dated in scientific usage, this term is widely recognized in common language.

Declension

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Possessive forms of mykerökukkainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)

Synonyms

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Further reading

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