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PHILLYREA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small genus of evergreen shrubs of the Mediterranean region
Synonyms:
genus Phillyrea; Phillyrea
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Phillyrea" 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 "Phillyrea"):
mock privet (evergreen shrub with white flowers and olivelike fruits)
Holonyms ("Phillyrea" is a member of...):
family Oleaceae; Oleaceae; olive family (trees and shrubs having berries or drupes or capsules as fruits; sometimes placed in the order Oleales: olive; ash; jasmine; privet; lilac)
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