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    GENUS MEDINILLA

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Tropical Old World ornamental evergreen shrubs having fleshy leaves and large panicles of white pink flowersplay

    Synonyms:

    genus Medinilla; Medinilla

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

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

    rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)

    Meronyms (members of "genus Medinilla"):

    Medinilla magnifica (a beautiful tropical evergreen epiphytic shrub grown for its lush foliage and huge panicles of pink flowers; Philippines)

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

    family Melastomaceae; family Melastomataceae; meadow-beauty family; Melastomaceae; Melastomataceae (a family of trees and bushes and herbs of order Myrtales; many are cultivated as ornamentals)

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