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FUJI
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An extinct volcano in south central Honshu that is the highest peak in Japan; last erupted in 1707; famous for its symmetrical snow-capped peak; a sacred mountain and site for pilgrimages
Synonyms:
Fuji; Fuji-san; Fujinoyama; Fujiyama; Mount Fuji
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
volcano (a mountain formed by volcanic material)
Holonyms ("Fuji" is a part of...):
Japan; Nihon; Nippon (a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Shrubby Japanese cherry tree having pale pink blossoms
Synonyms:
fuji; fuji cherry; Prunus incisa
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("fuji" is a kind of...):
flowering cherry (any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Prunus cultivated for their showy white or pink single or double blossoms)
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