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GENUS FIRMIANA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small genus of Asian trees or shrubs
Synonyms:
Firmiana; genus Firmiana
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Firmiana" is a kind of...):
dilleniid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)
Meronyms (members of "genus Firmiana"):
Chinese parasol; Chinese parasol tree; Firmiana simplex; Japanese varnish tree; phoenix tree (deciduous tree widely grown in southern United States as an ornamental for its handsome maplelike foliage and long racemes of yellow-green flowers followed by curious leaflike pods)
Holonyms ("genus Firmiana" is a member of...):
family Sterculiaceae; sterculia family; Sterculiaceae (a large family of plants of order Malvales)