GENUS NIPA

 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Nipa mean? 

• GENUS NIPA (noun)
  The noun GENUS NIPA has 1 sense:

1. monotypic genus of palms of Australasia

  Familiarity information: GENUS NIPA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS NIPA (noun)

Meaning:

Monotypic genus of palms of Australasia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Nipa; genus Nypa; Nipa; Nypa

Hypernyms ("genus Nipa" is a kind of...):

liliopsid genus; monocot genus (genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed)

Meronyms (members of "genus Nipa"):

Nipa fruticans; nipa palm (any creeping semiaquatic feather palm of the genus Nipa found in mangrove swamps and tidal estuaries; its sap is used for a liquor; leaves are used for thatch; fruit has edible seeds)

Holonyms ("genus Nipa" is a member of...):

Arecaceae; family Arecaceae; family Palmaceae; family Palmae; palm family; Palmaceae; Palmae (chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales)