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ARISTOTELIA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Small genus of shrubs or small trees of Australia and New Zealand and western South America
Synonyms:
Aristotelia; genus Aristotelia
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Aristotelia" is a kind of...):
dilleniid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)
Meronyms (members of "Aristotelia"):
Aristotelia racemosa; Aristotelia serrata; makomako; New Zealand wine berry; wineberry (graceful deciduous shrub or small tree having attractive foliage and small red berries that turn black at maturity and are used for making wine)
Holonyms ("Aristotelia" is a member of...):
Elaeocarpaceae; elaeocarpus family; family Elaeocarpaceae (genus of trees and shrubs widely distributed in warm regions some yielding useful timber; in some classifications included in the family Santalaceae)