AMYGDALUS

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Meaning:

Used in former classifications for peach and almond trees which are now included in genus Prunus

Synonyms:

Amygdalus; genus Amygdalus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Amygdalus" is a kind of...):

rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)

Holonyms ("Amygdalus" is a member of...):

Amygdalaceae; family Amygdalaceae (used in former classifications for plum and peach and almond trees which are now usually classified as members of the genus Prunus)

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