CARYOCAR

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Caryocaraceae; South American trees yielding strong fine-grained wood and edible nuts

Synonyms:

Caryocar; genus Caryocar

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Caryocar" is a kind of...):

dilleniid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)

Meronyms (members of "Caryocar"):

Caryocar nuciferum; souari; souari nut; souari tree (large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil)

Holonyms ("Caryocar" is a member of...):

Caryocaraceae; family Caryocaraceae (small genus of tropical South American trees)