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GENUS LEIOPHYLLUM

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

One species: sand myrtle

Synonyms:

genus Leiophyllum; Leiophyllum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

dilleniid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)

Meronyms (members of "genus Leiophyllum"):

Leiophyllum buxifolium; sand myrtle (low-growing evergreen shrub of New Jersey to Florida grown for its many white star-shaped flowers and glossy foliage)

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

Ericaceae; family Ericaceae; heath family (heathers)

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