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CEPHALOTAXUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
The genus of Cephalotaxus (see plum-yews)
Synonyms:
Cephalotaxus; genus Cephalotaxus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Cephalotaxus" is a kind of...):
gymnosperm genus (a genus of gymnosperms)
Meronyms (members of "Cephalotaxus"):
plum-yew (any of several evergreen trees and shrubs of eastern Asia resembling yew and having large seeds enclosed in a fleshy envelope; sometimes cultivated as ornamentals)
Holonyms ("Cephalotaxus" is a member of...):
Cephalotaxaceae; family Cephalotaxaceae; plum-yew family (a family of Cephalotaxaceae)