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PHELLODENDRON
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small genus of aromatic deciduous trees of east Asia often having thick corky bark
Synonyms:
genus Phellodendron; Phellodendron
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Phellodendron" is a kind of...):
rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)
Meronyms (members of "Phellodendron"):
cork tree; Phellodendron amurense (deciduous tree of China and Manchuria having a turpentine aroma and handsome compound leaves turning yellow in autumn and deeply fissured corky bark)
Holonyms ("Phellodendron" is a member of...):
family Rutaceae; rue family; Rutaceae (a family of dicotyledonous plants of order Geraniales; have flowers that are divide into four or five parts and usually have a strong scent)