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SYZYGIUM

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A tropical evergreen tree of the myrtle family native to the East Indies but cultivated elsewhere

Synonyms:

genus Syzygium; Syzygium

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Syzygium" 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 "Syzygium"):

clove; clove tree; Eugenia aromaticum; Eugenia caryophyllatum; Syzygium aromaticum (moderate sized very symmetrical red-flowered evergreen widely cultivated in the tropics for its flower buds which are source of cloves)

Holonyms ("Syzygium" is a member of...):

family Myrtaceae; Myrtaceae; myrtle family (trees and shrubs yielding a fragrant oil)

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