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    GENUS CASTANOSPERMUM

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    A rosid dicot genus of the subfamily Papilionoideae having one species: Moreton Bay chestnutplay

    Synonyms:

    Castanospermum; genus Castanospermum

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

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

    rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)

    Meronyms (members of "genus Castanospermum"):

    Australian chestnut; Moreton Bay chestnut (Australian tree having pinnate leaves and orange-yellow flowers followed by large woody pods containing 3 or 4 seeds that resemble chestnuts; yields dark strong wood)

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

    Papilionoideae; subfamily Papilionoideae (alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae)

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