BUCKWHEAT TREE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does buckwheat tree mean? 

• BUCKWHEAT TREE (noun)
  The noun BUCKWHEAT TREE has 1 sense:

1. tree of low-lying coastal areas of southeastern United States having glossy leaves and racemes of fragrant white flowers

  Familiarity information: BUCKWHEAT TREE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BUCKWHEAT TREE (noun)

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Meaning:

Tree of low-lying coastal areas of southeastern United States having glossy leaves and racemes of fragrant white flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

buckwheat tree; Cliftonia monophylla; titi

Hypernyms ("buckwheat tree" is a kind of...):

angiospermous tree; flowering tree (any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary)

Holonyms ("buckwheat tree" is a member of...):

Cliftonia; genus Cliftonia (one species: titi)