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GENUS OCHROMA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

One species: balsa

Synonyms:

genus Ochroma; Ochroma

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

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

Meronyms (members of "genus Ochroma"):

balsa; Ochroma lagopus (forest tree of lowland Central America having a strong very light wood; used for making floats and rafts and in crafts)

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

Bombacaceae; family Bombacaceae (tropical trees with large dry or fleshy fruit containing usually woolly seeds)

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