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ALEURITES
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Candlenut
Synonyms:
Aleurites; genus Aleurites
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Aleurites" is a kind of...):
rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)
Meronyms (members of "Aleurites"):
Aleurites moluccana; candlenut; varnish tree (large tree native to southeastern Asia; the nuts yield oil used in varnishes; nut kernels strung together are used locally as candles)
Aleurites fordii; tung; tung-oil tree; tung tree (Chinese tree bearing seeds that yield tung oil)
Holonyms ("Aleurites" is a member of...):
Euphorbiaceae; family Euphorbiaceae; spurge family (a family of plants of order Geraniales)
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