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WINTER'S BARK TREE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
South American evergreen tree yielding winter's bark and a light soft wood similar to basswood
Synonyms:
Drimys winteri; winter's bark; winter's bark tree
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("winter's bark 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)
Meronyms (parts of "winter's bark tree"):
winter's bark (aromatic bark having tonic and stimulant properties)
Holonyms ("winter's bark tree" is a member of...):
Drimys; genus Drimys (shrubs and trees of southern hemisphere having aromatic foliage)