INGA LAURINA

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Meaning:

Tropical tree of Central America and West Indies and Puerto Rico having spikes of white flowers; used as shade for coffee plantations

Synonyms:

guama; Inga laurina

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Inga laurina" is a kind of...):

tree (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)

Holonyms ("Inga laurina" is a member of...):

genus Inga (genus of tropical trees or shrubs)