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CONOCARPUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Monotypic genus of tropical American trees: button tree
Synonyms:
Conocarpus; genus Conocarpus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Conocarpus" is a kind of...):
dicot genus; magnoliopsid genus (genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination)
Holonyms ("Conocarpus" is a member of...):
Combretaceae; combretum family; family Combretaceae (a family of tropical trees and shrubs of the order Myrtales)