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CHIMONANTHUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Small genus of Asian deciduous or evergreen shrubs having fragrant flowers: winter sweet
Synonyms:
Chimonanthus; genus Chimonanthus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Chimonanthus" is a kind of...):
magnoliid dicot genus (genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms)
Meronyms (members of "Chimonanthus"):
Chimonanthus praecox; Japan allspice; Japanese allspice; winter sweet (deciduous Japanese shrub cultivated for its fragrant yellow flowers)
Holonyms ("Chimonanthus" is a member of...):
Calycanthaceae; calycanthus family; family Calycanthaceae; strawberry-shrub family (shrubs or small trees having aromatic bark; the eastern United States and eastern Asia)