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    BONDUC TREE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Tropical tree with large prickly pods of seeds that resemble beans and are used for jewelry and rosariesplay

    Synonyms:

    bonduc; bonduc tree; Caesalpinia bonduc; Caesalpinia bonducella

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("bonduc 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 "bonduc tree"):

    bonduc nut; nicker nut; nicker seed (hard shiny grey seed of a bonduc tree; used for making e.g. jewelry)

    Holonyms ("bonduc tree" is a member of...):

    Caesalpinia; genus Caesalpinia (small spiny tropical trees or shrubs; includes the small genus or subgenus Poinciana)

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