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ASPALATHUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Aspalathus mean?
• ASPALATHUS (noun)
The noun ASPALATHUS has 1 sense:
1. genus of South African heathlike shrubs
Familiarity information: ASPALATHUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Genus of South African heathlike shrubs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Aspalathus; genus Aspalathus
Hypernyms ("Aspalathus" is a kind of...):
rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)
Meronyms (members of "Aspalathus"):
Aspalathus cedcarbergensis; Aspalathus linearis; rooibos (South African shrub having flat acuminate leaves and yellow flowers; leaves are aromatic when dried and used to make an herbal tea)
Holonyms ("Aspalathus" is a member of...):
Papilionoideae; subfamily Papilionoideae (alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae)
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