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KEURBOOM

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tree with odd-pinnate leaves and racemes of fragrant pink to purple flowers

Synonyms:

keurboom; Virgilia capensis; Virgilia oroboides

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("keurboom" 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 ("keurboom" is a member of...):

genus Virgilia; Virgilia (genus of South African trees having pinnate leaves and rose-purple flowers followed by leathery pods)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Fast-growing roundheaded tree with fragrant white to deep rose flowers; planted as an ornamental

Synonyms:

keurboom; Virgilia divaricata

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("keurboom" 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 ("keurboom" is a member of...):

genus Virgilia; Virgilia (genus of South African trees having pinnate leaves and rose-purple flowers followed by leathery pods)

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