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CEDRELA

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Meaning:

Tropical American trees

Synonyms:

Cedrela; genus Cedrela

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)

Meronyms (members of "Cedrela"):

Cedrela odorata; Spanish cedar; Spanish cedar tree (tropical American tree yielding fragrant wood used especially for boxes)

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

family Meliaceae; mahogany family; Meliaceae (tropical trees and shrubs including many important timber and ornamental trees)

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