MEDINILLA
Dictionary entry overview: What does Medinilla mean? • MEDINILLA (noun)
The noun MEDINILLA has 1 sense:
1. tropical Old World ornamental evergreen shrubs having fleshy leaves and large panicles of white pink flowers
Familiarity information: MEDINILLA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• MEDINILLA (noun)
Meaning:
Tropical Old World ornamental evergreen shrubs having fleshy leaves and large panicles of white pink flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
genus Medinilla; Medinilla
Hypernyms ("Medinilla" is a kind of...):
rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)
Meronyms (members of "Medinilla"):
Medinilla magnifica (a beautiful tropical evergreen epiphytic shrub grown for its lush foliage and huge panicles of pink flowers; Philippines)
Holonyms ("Medinilla" is a member of...):
family Melastomaceae; family Melastomataceae; meadow-beauty family; Melastomaceae; Melastomataceae (a family of trees and bushes and herbs of order Myrtales; many are cultivated as ornamentals)
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