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CHIONANTHUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Deciduous trees or shrubs: fringe tree

Synonyms:

Chionanthus; genus Chionanthus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

dicot genus; magnoliopsid genus (genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination)

Meronyms (members of "Chionanthus"):

fringe tree (any of various small decorative flowering trees or shrubs of the genus Chionanthus)

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

family Oleaceae; Oleaceae; olive family (trees and shrubs having berries or drupes or capsules as fruits; sometimes placed in the order Oleales: olive; ash; jasmine; privet; lilac)

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