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PONCIRUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
One species: trifoliate orange
Synonyms:
genus Poncirus; Poncirus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Poncirus" is a kind of...):
rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)
Meronyms (members of "Poncirus"):
Poncirus trifoliata; trifoliata; trifoliate orange; wild orange (small fast-growing spiny deciduous Chinese orange tree bearing sweetly scented flowers and decorative but inedible fruit: used as a stock in grafting and for hedges)
Holonyms ("Poncirus" 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)