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PTEROSPERMUM

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Meaning:

Genus of tropical Asian trees and shrubs

Synonyms:

genus Pterospermum; Pterospermum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

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

Meronyms (members of "Pterospermum"):

maple-leaved bayur; mayeng; Pterospermum acerifolium (Indian tree having fragrant nocturnal white flowers and yielding a reddish wood used for planking; often grown as an ornamental or shade tree)

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

family Sterculiaceae; sterculia family; Sterculiaceae (a large family of plants of order Malvales)

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