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ELAEOCARPUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Type genus of the family Elaeocarpaceae
Synonyms:
Elaeocarpus; genus Elaeocarpus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Elaeocarpus" is a kind of...):
dilleniid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)
Meronyms (members of "Elaeocarpus"):
blue fig; Brisbane quandong; Elaeocarpus grandis; quandong; quandong tree; silver quandong tree (Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit)
Holonyms ("Elaeocarpus" is a member of...):
Elaeocarpaceae; elaeocarpus family; family Elaeocarpaceae (genus of trees and shrubs widely distributed in warm regions some yielding useful timber; in some classifications included in the family Santalaceae)
