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CALLITRIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Evergreen monoecious coniferous trees or shrubs: cypress pines

Synonyms:

Callitris; genus Callitris

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

gymnosperm genus (a genus of gymnosperms)

Meronyms (members of "Callitris"):

cypress pine (any of several evergreen trees or shrubs of Australia and northern New Caledonia)

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

Cupressaceae; cypress family; family Cupressaceae (cypresses and junipers and many cedars)

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