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PUNICA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Coextensive with the family Punicaceae
Synonyms:
genus Punica; Punica
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Punica" 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 "Punica"):
pomegranate; pomegranate tree; Punica granatum (shrub or small tree native to southwestern Asia having large red many-seeded fruit)
Holonyms ("Punica" is a member of...):
family Punicaceae; Punicaceae (one species: pomegranates)