Library / English Dictionary

GENUS CODIAEUM

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Evergreen tropical trees and shrubs with thick and colorful leathery leaves; Malaya and Pacific islands

Synonyms:

Codiaeum; genus Codiaeum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("genus Codiaeum" is a kind of...):

rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)

Meronyms (members of "genus Codiaeum"):

Codiaeum variegatum; croton (grown in many varieties for their brightly colored foliage; widely cultivated as a houseplant)

Holonyms ("genus Codiaeum" is a member of...):

Euphorbiaceae; family Euphorbiaceae; spurge family (a family of plants of order Geraniales)

Credits