DIPTERONIA

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Small genus of large deciduous shrubs having large clusters of winged seeds that turn red as they mature; central and southern China

Synonyms:

Dipteronia; genus Dipteronia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Dipteronia" 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 ("Dipteronia" is a member of...):

Aceraceae; family Aceraceae; maple family (a family of trees and shrubs of order Sapindales including the maples)