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CONNARUS

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Meaning:

Large genus of tropical trees and shrubs; type genus of the Connaraceae

Synonyms:

Connarus; genus Connarus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)

Meronyms (members of "Connarus"):

Connarus guianensis (tropical American and east African tree with strikingly marked hardwood used in cabinetwork)

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

order Rosales; Rosales (in some classifications this category does not include Leguminosae)

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