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CERATONIA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Ceratonia mean?
• CERATONIA (noun)
The noun CERATONIA has 1 sense:
1. carobs
Familiarity information: CERATONIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Carobs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Ceratonia; genus Ceratonia
Hypernyms ("Ceratonia" is a kind of...):
rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)
Meronyms (members of "Ceratonia"):
algarroba; carob; carob bean tree; carob tree; Ceratonia siliqua (evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob)
Holonyms ("Ceratonia" is a member of...):
Caesalpinioideae; subfamily Caesalpinioideae (alternative name in some classification systems for the family Caesalpiniaceae)
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