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CLIFTONIA MONOPHYLLA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Cliftonia monophylla mean?
• CLIFTONIA MONOPHYLLA (noun)
The noun CLIFTONIA MONOPHYLLA 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: CLIFTONIA MONOPHYLLA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
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 ("Cliftonia monophylla" is a kind of...):
angiospermous tree; flowering tree (any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary)
Holonyms ("Cliftonia monophylla" is a member of...):
Cliftonia; genus Cliftonia (one species: titi)
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