Audio English.net » Dictionary » N » Nauch ... Navigator

NAUCLEA DIDERRICHII

Dictionary entry overview: What does Nauclea diderrichii mean?

• NAUCLEA DIDERRICHII (noun)
The noun NAUCLEA DIDERRICHII has 1 sense:

1. large African forest tree yielding a strong hard yellow to golden brown lumber; sometimes placed in genus Sarcocephalus

Familiarity information: NAUCLEA DIDERRICHII used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• NAUCLEA DIDERRICHII (noun)

Sense 1

Nauclea diderrichii ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Large African forest tree yielding a strong hard yellow to golden brown lumber; sometimes placed in genus Sarcocephalus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Nauclea diderrichii; opepe; Sarcocephalus diderrichii

Hypernyms ("Nauclea diderrichii" is a kind of...):

tree (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)

Holonyms ("Nauclea diderrichii" is a member of...):

genus Nauclea; Nauclea (small genus of evergreen tropical shrubs or trees with smooth leathery leaves)

Learn English with... Proverbs of the week

"It's the empty can that makes the most noise." (English proverb)

"Not every sweet root give birth to sweet grass." (Native American proverb, tribe unknown)

"Love is blind." (Arabic proverb)

"With your hat in your hand you can travel the entire country." (Dutch proverb)

Page delivered in 0.0355 seconds