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STAFF TREE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any small tree or twining shrub of the genus Celastrus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("staff tree" is a kind of...):
bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)
Holonyms ("staff tree" is a member of...):
Celastrus; genus Celastrus (genus of woody vines and erect shrubs (type genus of the Celastraceae) that is native chiefly to Asia and Australia: includes bittersweet)