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RUPTILIOCARPON
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
New (1993) genus of trees of Central America now recognized as similar to those of genus Lepidobotrys
Synonyms:
genus Ruptiliocarpon; Ruptiliocarpon
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Ruptiliocarpon" is a kind of...):
rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)
Meronyms (members of "Ruptiliocarpon"):
caracolito; Ruptiliocarpon caracolito (large Costa Rican tree having light-colored wood suitable for cabinetry; similar to the African lepidobotrys in wood structure as well as in fruit and flowers and leaves and seeds; often classified in other families)
Holonyms ("Ruptiliocarpon" is a member of...):
family Lepidobotryaceae; Lepidobotryaceae (family created in 1950 solely for the classification of a distinctive African tree repeatedly classified in other families; trees long believed to exist only in Africa)
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