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GENUS AGDESTIS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A genus with one species that is a rapidly growing climbing vine with tuberous roots; grown in hot climates
Synonyms:
Agdestis; genus Agdestis
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Agdestis" is a kind of...):
caryophylloid dicot genus (genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers)
climber (a vine or climbing plant that readily grows up a support or over other plants)
Holonyms ("genus Agdestis" is a member of...):
family Phytolaccaceae; Phytolaccaceae; pokeweed family (chiefly tropical herbaceous plants (including shrubs and trees) with racemose flowers: genera Phytolacca, Agdestis, Ercilla, Rivina, Trichostigma)