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CERATOPETALUM GUMMIFERUM
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Australian tree or shrub with red flowers; often used in Christmas decoration
Synonyms:
Ceratopetalum gummiferum; Christmas bush; Christmas tree
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Ceratopetalum gummiferum" is a kind of...):
tree (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)
Holonyms ("Ceratopetalum gummiferum" is a member of...):
Ceratopetalum; genus Ceratopetalum (a dicotyledonous genus of the family Cunoniaceae)