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    GENUS AGDESTIS

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    A genus with one species that is a rapidly growing climbing vine with tuberous roots; grown in hot climatesplay

    Synonyms:

    Agdestis; genus Agdestis

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("genus Agdestis" is a kind of...):

    caryophylloid dicot genus (genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers)

    climber (a vine or climbing plant that readily grows up a support or over other plants)

    Holonyms ("genus Agdestis" is a member of...):

    family Phytolaccaceae; Phytolaccaceae; pokeweed family (chiefly tropical herbaceous plants (including shrubs and trees) with racemose flowers: genera Phytolacca, Agdestis, Ercilla, Rivina, Trichostigma)

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