GENUS PHELLODENDRON
Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Phellodendron mean? • GENUS PHELLODENDRON (noun)
The noun GENUS PHELLODENDRON has 1 sense:
1. small genus of aromatic deciduous trees of east Asia often having thick corky bark
Familiarity information: GENUS PHELLODENDRON used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• GENUS PHELLODENDRON (noun)
Meaning:
Small genus of aromatic deciduous trees of east Asia often having thick corky bark
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
genus Phellodendron; Phellodendron
Hypernyms ("genus Phellodendron" is a kind of...):
rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)
Meronyms (members of "genus Phellodendron"):
cork tree; Phellodendron amurense (deciduous tree of China and Manchuria having a turpentine aroma and handsome compound leaves turning yellow in autumn and deeply fissured corky bark)
Holonyms ("genus Phellodendron" is a member of...):
family Rutaceae; rue family; Rutaceae (a family of dicotyledonous plants of order Geraniales; have flowers that are divide into four or five parts and usually have a strong scent)
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