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AGDESTIS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A genus with one species that is a rapidly growing climbing vine with tuberous roots; grown in hot climates

Synonyms:

Agdestis; genus Agdestis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Agdestis" is a kind of...):

caryophylloid dicot genus (genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers)

climber (a vine or climbing plant that readily grows up a support or over other plants)

Holonyms ("Agdestis" is a member of...):

family Phytolaccaceae; Phytolaccaceae; pokeweed family (chiefly tropical herbaceous plants (including shrubs and trees) with racemose flowers: genera Phytolacca, Agdestis, Ercilla, Rivina, Trichostigma)

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