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CAPE YELLOWWOOD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cape yellowwood mean?
• CAPE YELLOWWOOD (noun)
The noun CAPE YELLOWWOOD has 1 sense:
1. South African tree or shrub having a rounded crown
Familiarity information: CAPE YELLOWWOOD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
South African tree or shrub having a rounded crown
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
African yellowwood; cape yellowwood; Podocarpus elongatus
Hypernyms ("cape yellowwood" is a kind of...):
conifer; coniferous tree (any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones)
Holonyms ("cape yellowwood" is a member of...):
genus Podocarpus; Podocarpus (evergreen trees or shrubs; sometimes classified as member of the family Taxaceae)
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