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BUSH WILLOW

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small deciduous tree of the Transvaal having spikes of yellow flowers

Synonyms:

bush willow; Combretum appiculatum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("bush willow" is a kind of...):

angiospermous tree; flowering tree (any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary)

Holonyms ("bush willow" is a member of...):

genus Combretum (type genus of the Combretaceae: tropical and subtropical small shrubs and trees)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Small South African tree having creamy yellow fragrant flowers usually growing on stream banks

Synonyms:

bush willow; Combretum erythrophyllum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("bush willow" is a kind of...):

angiospermous tree; flowering tree (any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary)

Holonyms ("bush willow" is a member of...):

genus Combretum (type genus of the Combretaceae: tropical and subtropical small shrubs and trees)

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