GENUS DIPTERONIA
Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Dipteronia mean? • GENUS DIPTERONIA (noun)
The noun GENUS DIPTERONIA has 1 sense:
1. small genus of large deciduous shrubs having large clusters of winged seeds that turn red as they mature; central and southern China
Familiarity information: GENUS DIPTERONIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• GENUS DIPTERONIA (noun)
Meaning:
Small genus of large deciduous shrubs having large clusters of winged seeds that turn red as they mature; central and southern China
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Dipteronia; genus Dipteronia
Hypernyms ("genus Dipteronia" 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)
Holonyms ("genus Dipteronia" is a member of...):
Aceraceae; family Aceraceae; maple family (a family of trees and shrubs of order Sapindales including the maples)
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