GENUS MALPIGHIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Malpighia mean? 

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

1. type genus of the Malpighiaceae

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS MALPIGHIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the Malpighiaceae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Malpighia; Malpighia

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

rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)

Meronyms (members of "genus Malpighia"):

jiqui; Malpighia obovata (Cuban timber tree with hard wood very resistant to moisture)

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

family Malpighiaceae; Malpighiaceae (tropical shrubs or trees)