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PONGAMIA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

One species: Indian beech

Synonyms:

genus Pongamia; Pongamia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)

Meronyms (members of "Pongamia"):

Indian beech; Pongamia glabra (evergreen Asiatic tree having glossy pinnate leaves and racemose creamy-white scented flowers; used as a shade tree)

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

Papilionoideae; subfamily Papilionoideae (alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae)

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