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ACOCANTHERA OPPOSITIFOLIA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Acocanthera oppositifolia mean?
• ACOCANTHERA OPPOSITIFOLIA (noun)
The noun ACOCANTHERA OPPOSITIFOLIA has 1 sense:
1. evergreen shrub or tree of South Africa
Familiarity information: ACOCANTHERA OPPOSITIFOLIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ACOCANTHERA OPPOSITIFOLIA (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Evergreen shrub or tree of South Africa
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Acocanthera oppositifolia; Acocanthera venenata; bushman's poison; ordeal tree
Hypernyms ("Acocanthera oppositifolia" is a kind of...):
bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)
Holonyms ("Acocanthera oppositifolia" is a member of...):
Acocanthera; Acokanthera; genus Acocanthera; genus Acokanthera (small genus of trees and shrubs containing strongly toxic cardiac glycosides; Arabia to Africa)
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