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HYDNOCARPUS WIGHTIANA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Leathery-leaved tree of western India bearing round fruits with brown densely hairy rind enclosing oily pulp that yields hydnocarpus oil
Synonyms:
Hydnocarpus laurifolia; Hydnocarpus wightiana
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Hydnocarpus wightiana" is a kind of...):
tree (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)
Holonyms ("Hydnocarpus wightiana" is a member of...):
genus Hydnocarpus; genus Taraktagenos; genus Taraktogenos; Hydnocarpus; Taraktagenos; Taraktogenos (medium to large Indonesian and Malaysian trees)