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GENUS GRIAS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Grias mean? 

GENUS GRIAS (noun)
  The noun GENUS GRIAS has 1 sense:

1. anchovy pear treeplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


GENUS GRIAS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Anchovy pear tree

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Grias; Grias

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

dicot genus; magnoliopsid genus (genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination)

Meronyms (members of "genus Grias"):

anchovy pear; anchovy pear tree; Grias cauliflora (West Indian tree bearing edible fruit resembling mango)

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

family Lecythidaceae; Lecythidaceae (large tropical trees bearing large fruits with woody skins)


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