GENUS CODIAEUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Codiaeum mean? 

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

1. evergreen tropical trees and shrubs with thick and colorful leathery leaves; Malaya and Pacific islands

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS CODIAEUM (noun)

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Meaning:

Evergreen tropical trees and shrubs with thick and colorful leathery leaves; Malaya and Pacific islands

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Codiaeum; genus Codiaeum

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

rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)

Meronyms (members of "genus Codiaeum"):

Codiaeum variegatum; croton (grown in many varieties for their brightly colored foliage; widely cultivated as a houseplant)

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

Euphorbiaceae; family Euphorbiaceae; spurge family (a family of plants of order Geraniales)