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CALOPHYLLUM
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Genus of tropical evergreen trees
Synonyms:
Calophyllum; genus Calophyllum
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Calophyllum" is a kind of...):
dilleniid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)
Meronyms (members of "Calophyllum"):
poon (any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum having shiny leathery leaves and lightweight hard wood)
calaba; Calophyllum calaba; Santa Maria tree (West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice)
Calophyllum longifolium; Maria (valuable timber tree of Panama)
Calophyllum candidissimum; lancewood tree; laurelwood (tropical American tree; valued for its hard durable wood)
Alexandrian laurel; Calophyllum inophyllum (East Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers; coastal areas southern India to Malaysia)
Holonyms ("Calophyllum" is a member of...):
Clusiaceae; family Clusiaceae; family Guttiferae; Guttiferae; St John's wort family (widely distributed family of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines that produce oils and resins and some usable timber)