SHAVING-BRUSH TREE

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Meaning:

Tree of Mexico to Guatemala having densely hairy flowers with long narrow petals clustered at ends of branches before leaves appear

Synonyms:

Pseudobombax ellipticum; shaving-brush tree

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("shaving-brush tree" is a kind of...):

tree (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)

Holonyms ("shaving-brush tree" is a member of...):

genus Pseudobombax; Pseudobombax (tropical American deciduous shrubs or small trees)