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ORMOSIA MONOSPERMA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Small tree of West Indies and northeastern Venezuela having large oblong pointed leaflets and panicles of purple flowers; seeds are black or scarlet with black spots
Synonyms:
bead tree; jumby bean; jumby tree; Ormosia monosperma
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Ormosia monosperma" is a kind of...):
necklace tree (a tree of the genus Ormosia having seeds used as beads)
Holonyms ("Ormosia monosperma" is a member of...):
genus Ormosia; Ormosia (genus of tropical shrubs and trees having usually odd-pinnate leaves with large leaflets and pink to reddish wood)