PONGAMIA GLABRA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Evergreen Asiatic tree having glossy pinnate leaves and racemose creamy-white scented flowers; used as a shade tree

Synonyms:

Indian beech; Pongamia glabra

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Pongamia glabra" 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 ("Pongamia glabra" is a member of...):

genus Pongamia; Pongamia (one species: Indian beech)

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