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HYDNOCARPUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Medium to large Indonesian and Malaysian trees
Synonyms:
genus Hydnocarpus; genus Taraktagenos; genus Taraktogenos; Hydnocarpus; Taraktagenos; Taraktogenos
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Hydnocarpus" is a kind of...):
dilleniid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)
Meronyms (members of "Hydnocarpus"):
chaulmoogra; chaulmoogra tree; chaulmugra; Hydnocarpus kurzii; Taraktagenos kurzii; Taraktogenos kurzii (East Indian tree with oily seeds yield chaulmoogra oil used to treat leprosy)
Hydnocarpus laurifolia; Hydnocarpus wightiana (leathery-leaved tree of western India bearing round fruits with brown densely hairy rind enclosing oily pulp that yields hydnocarpus oil)
Holonyms ("Hydnocarpus" is a member of...):
family Flacourtiaceae; flacourtia family; Flacourtiaceae (chiefly tropical trees and shrubs)
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