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OXYDENDRUM

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sourwood

Synonyms:

genus Oxydendrum; Oxydendrum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

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

Meronyms (members of "Oxydendrum"):

Oxydendrum arboreum; sorrel tree; sourwood; titi (deciduous shrubby tree of eastern North America having deeply fissured bark and sprays of small fragrant white flowers and sour-tasting leaves)

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

Ericaceae; family Ericaceae; heath family (heathers)

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