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GENUS ACER
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Type genus of the Aceraceae; trees or shrubs having winged fruit
Synonyms:
Acer; genus Acer
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Acer" is a kind of...):
dicot genus; magnoliopsid genus (genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination)
Meronyms (members of "genus Acer"):
maple (any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer bearing winged seeds in pairs; north temperate zone)
Holonyms ("genus Acer" is a member of...):
Aceraceae; family Aceraceae; maple family (a family of trees and shrubs of order Sapindales including the maples)