Learning / English Dictionary

MALPIGHIA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the Malpighiaceae

Synonyms:

genus Malpighia; Malpighia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Malpighia" is a kind of...):

rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)

Meronyms (members of "Malpighia"):

jiqui; Malpighia obovata (Cuban timber tree with hard wood very resistant to moisture)

Holonyms ("Malpighia" is a member of...):

family Malpighiaceae; Malpighiaceae (tropical shrubs or trees)

Credits