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SHAVING-BRUSH TREE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tree of Mexico to Guatemala having densely hairy flowers with long narrow petals clustered at ends of branches before leaves appear
Synonyms:
Pseudobombax ellipticum; shaving-brush tree
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("shaving-brush tree" 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 ("shaving-brush tree" is a member of...):
genus Pseudobombax; Pseudobombax (tropical American deciduous shrubs or small trees)