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CORYPHA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Large fan palms of tropical Asia to Australiaplay

Synonyms:

Corypha; genus Corypha

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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)

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