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VIRGILIA CAPENSIS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Tree with odd-pinnate leaves and racemes of fragrant pink to purple flowers
Synonyms:
keurboom; Virgilia capensis; Virgilia oroboides
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Virgilia capensis" 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 ("Virgilia capensis" is a member of...):
genus Virgilia; Virgilia (genus of South African trees having pinnate leaves and rose-purple flowers followed by leathery pods)