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GENUS NIPA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Monotypic genus of palms of Australasia
Synonyms:
genus Nipa; genus Nypa; Nipa; Nypa
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Nipa" is a kind of...):
liliopsid genus; monocot genus (genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed)
Meronyms (members of "genus Nipa"):
Nipa fruticans; nipa palm (any creeping semiaquatic feather palm of the genus Nipa found in mangrove swamps and tidal estuaries; its sap is used for a liquor; leaves are used for thatch; fruit has edible seeds)
Holonyms ("genus Nipa" is a member of...):
Arecaceae; family Arecaceae; family Palmaceae; family Palmae; palm family; Palmaceae; Palmae (chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales)
