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COMMIPHORA

Pronunciation (US):

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Meaning:

Genus of East Indian and African trees yielding balsamic products

Synonyms:

Commiphora; genus Commiphora

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)

Meronyms (members of "Commiphora"):

balm of gilead; Commiphora meccanensis (small evergreen tree of Africa and Asia; leaves have a strong aromatic odor when bruised)

Commiphora myrrha; myrrh tree (tree of eastern Africa and Asia yielding myrrh)

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

Burseraceae; family Burseraceae; torchwood family (resinous or aromatic chiefly tropical shrubs or trees)

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