/ English Dictionary |
BRYA
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Genus of prickly shrubs and small trees of the Caribbean region; source of a durable hardwood
Synonyms:
Brya; genus Brya
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Brya" is a kind of...):
rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)
Holonyms ("Brya" is a member of...):
Fabaceae; family Fabaceae; family Leguminosae; legume family; Leguminosae; pea family (a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae)