PTEROCARPUS ANGOLENSIS

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Meaning:

Deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers; yields a red juice and heavy strong durable wood

Synonyms:

bloodwood tree; kiaat; Pterocarpus angolensis

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Pterocarpus angolensis" is a kind of...):

tree (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)

Holonyms ("Pterocarpus angolensis" is a member of...):

genus Pterocarpus; Pterocarpus (genus of tropical trees or climbers having usually broadly winged pods)

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