GENUS LEIOPHYLLUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Leiophyllum mean? 

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

1. one species: sand myrtle

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS LEIOPHYLLUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

One species: sand myrtle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Leiophyllum; Leiophyllum

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

dilleniid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)

Meronyms (members of "genus Leiophyllum"):

Leiophyllum buxifolium; sand myrtle (low-growing evergreen shrub of New Jersey to Florida grown for its many white star-shaped flowers and glossy foliage)

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

Ericaceae; family Ericaceae; heath family (heathers)