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CLIFTONIA MONOPHYLLA

Dictionary entry overview: What does Cliftonia monophylla mean?

• CLIFTONIA MONOPHYLLA (noun)
The noun CLIFTONIA MONOPHYLLA has 1 sense:

1. tree of low-lying coastal areas of southeastern United States having glossy leaves and racemes of fragrant white flowers

Familiarity information: CLIFTONIA MONOPHYLLA used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• CLIFTONIA MONOPHYLLA (noun)

Sense 1

Cliftonia monophylla ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Tree of low-lying coastal areas of southeastern United States having glossy leaves and racemes of fragrant white flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

buckwheat tree; Cliftonia monophylla; titi

Hypernyms ("Cliftonia monophylla" is a kind of...):

angiospermous tree; flowering tree (any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary)

Holonyms ("Cliftonia monophylla" is a member of...):

Cliftonia; genus Cliftonia (one species: titi)

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