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    GENUS DELONIX

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Evergreen or deciduous trees of tropical Africa and Indiaplay

    Synonyms:

    Delonix; genus Delonix

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

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

    rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)

    Meronyms (members of "genus Delonix"):

    Delonix regia; flamboyant; flame tree; peacock flower; Poinciana regia; royal poinciana (showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar; widely planted in tropical regions for its immense racemes of scarlet and orange flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana)

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

    Caesalpinioideae; subfamily Caesalpinioideae (alternative name in some classification systems for the family Caesalpiniaceae)

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