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MANGIFERA

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Tropical tree native to Asia bearing fleshy fruit

Synonyms:

genus Mangifera; Mangifera

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Mangifera" 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 "Mangifera"):

Mangifera indica; mango; mango tree (large evergreen tropical tree cultivated for its large oval fruit)

Holonyms ("Mangifera" 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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