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GENUS THESPESIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small genus of tropical trees including the portia tree
Synonyms:
genus Thespesia; Thespesia
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Thespesia" is a kind of...):
dilleniid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)
Meronyms (members of "genus Thespesia"):
bendy tree; portia tree; seaside mahoe; Thespesia populnea (pantropical tree of usually seacoasts sometimes cultivated as an ornamental for its rounded heart-shaped leaves and showy yellow and purple flowers; yields valuable pink to dark red close-grained wood and oil from its seeds)
Holonyms ("genus Thespesia" is a member of...):
family Malvaceae; mallow family; Malvaceae (herbs and shrubs and some trees: mallows; cotton; okra)
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