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ASTRONIUM
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A genus of dicotyledonous plants of the family Anacardiaceae
Synonyms:
Astronium; genus Astronium
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Astronium" is a kind of...):
dicot genus; magnoliopsid genus (genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination)
Meronyms (members of "Astronium"):
Astronium fraxinifolium; goncalo alves (tall tropical American timber tree especially abundant in eastern Brazil; yields hard strong durable zebrawood with straight grain and dark strips on a pinkish to yellowish ground; widely used for veneer and furniture and heavy construction)
Holonyms ("Astronium" is a member of...):
Anacardiaceae; family Anacardiaceae; sumac family (the cashew family; trees and shrubs and vines having resinous (sometimes poisonous) juice; includes cashew and mango and pistachio and poison ivy and sumac)
