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ASIMINA TRILOBA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Asimina triloba mean?
• ASIMINA TRILOBA (noun)
The noun ASIMINA TRILOBA has 1 sense:
1. small tree native to the eastern United States having oblong leaves and fleshy fruit
Familiarity information: ASIMINA TRILOBA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small tree native to the eastern United States having oblong leaves and fleshy fruit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Asimina triloba; papaw; papaw tree; pawpaw
Hypernyms ("Asimina triloba" is a kind of...):
custard apple; custard apple tree (any of several tropical American trees bearing fruit with soft edible pulp)
Meronyms (parts of "Asimina triloba"):
papaw; pawpaw (fruit with yellow flesh; related to custard apples)
Holonyms ("Asimina triloba" is a member of...):
Asimina; genus Asimina (pawpaw)
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