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ALEXANDRIAN LAUREL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Alexandrian laurel mean?
• ALEXANDRIAN LAUREL (noun)
The noun ALEXANDRIAN LAUREL has 1 sense:
1. East Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers; coastal areas southern India to Malaysia
Familiarity information: ALEXANDRIAN LAUREL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
East Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers; coastal areas southern India to Malaysia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Alexandrian laurel; Calophyllum inophyllum
Hypernyms ("Alexandrian laurel" is a kind of...):
poon (any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum having shiny leathery leaves and lightweight hard wood)
Holonyms ("Alexandrian laurel" is a member of...):
Calophyllum; genus Calophyllum (genus of tropical evergreen trees)
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