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CORYPHA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Large fan palms of tropical Asia to Australia
Synonyms:
Corypha; genus Corypha
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Corypha" is a kind of...):
liliopsid genus; monocot genus (genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed)
Meronyms (members of "Corypha"):
Corypha gebanga; Corypha utan; gebang palm (large-leaved palm of Malay to Philippines and northern Australia; leaves used for thatching or plaiting into containers)
Corypha umbraculifera; talipot; talipot palm (tall palm of southern India and Sri Lanka with gigantic leaves used as umbrellas and fans or cut into strips for writing paper)
Holonyms ("Corypha" is a member of...):
Arecaceae; family Arecaceae; family Palmaceae; family Palmae; palm family; Palmaceae; Palmae (chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales)