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CEPHALOTAXUS

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Meaning:

The genus of Cephalotaxus (see plum-yews)

Synonyms:

Cephalotaxus; genus Cephalotaxus

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Nouns denoting plants

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

gymnosperm genus (a genus of gymnosperms)

Meronyms (members of "Cephalotaxus"):

plum-yew (any of several evergreen trees and shrubs of eastern Asia resembling yew and having large seeds enclosed in a fleshy envelope; sometimes cultivated as ornamentals)

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

Cephalotaxaceae; family Cephalotaxaceae; plum-yew family (a family of Cephalotaxaceae)

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