GENUS AMYGDALUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Amygdalus mean? 

• GENUS AMYGDALUS (noun)
  The noun GENUS AMYGDALUS has 1 sense:

1. used in former classifications for peach and almond trees which are now included in genus Prunus

  Familiarity information: GENUS AMYGDALUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS AMYGDALUS (noun)

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Meaning:

Used in former classifications for peach and almond trees which are now included in genus Prunus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Amygdalus; genus Amygdalus

Hypernyms ("genus Amygdalus" is a kind of...):

rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)

Holonyms ("genus Amygdalus" is a member of...):

Amygdalaceae; family Amygdalaceae (used in former classifications for plum and peach and almond trees which are now usually classified as members of the genus Prunus)