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MANGIFERA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tropical tree native to Asia bearing fleshy fruit
Synonyms:
genus Mangifera; Mangifera
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Mangifera" is a kind of...):
dicot genus; magnoliopsid genus (genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination)
Meronyms (members of "Mangifera"):
Mangifera indica; mango; mango tree (large evergreen tropical tree cultivated for its large oval fruit)
Holonyms ("Mangifera" is a member of...):
Anacardiaceae; family Anacardiaceae; sumac family (the cashew family; trees and shrubs and vines having resinous (sometimes poisonous) juice; includes cashew and mango and pistachio and poison ivy and sumac)