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    GENUS ASTRONIUM

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    A genus of dicotyledonous plants of the family Anacardiaceaeplay

    Synonyms:

    Astronium; genus Astronium

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("genus Astronium" 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 "genus Astronium"):

    Astronium fraxinifolium; goncalo alves (tall tropical American timber tree especially abundant in eastern Brazil; yields hard strong durable zebrawood with straight grain and dark strips on a pinkish to yellowish ground; widely used for veneer and furniture and heavy construction)

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

    Anacardiaceae; family Anacardiaceae; sumac family (the cashew family; trees and shrubs and vines having resinous (sometimes poisonous) juice; includes cashew and mango and pistachio and poison ivy and sumac)

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