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CARPOBROTUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A caryophyllaceous genus of Carpobrotus
Synonyms:
Carpobrotus; genus Carpobrotus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Carpobrotus" is a kind of...):
caryophylloid dicot genus (genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers)
Meronyms (members of "Carpobrotus"):
Carpobrotus edulis; Hottentot's fig; Hottentot fig; Mesembryanthemum edule; sour fig (low-growing South African succulent plant having a capsular fruit containing edible pulp)
Holonyms ("Carpobrotus" is a member of...):
Aizoaceae; carpetweed family; family Aizoaceae; family Tetragoniaceae; Tetragoniaceae (succulent herbs or small shrubs mostly of South Africa but also New Zealand and North America: carpetweeds; fig marigolds)
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