GENUS PHELLODENDRON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Phellodendron mean? 

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

1. small genus of aromatic deciduous trees of east Asia often having thick corky bark

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS PHELLODENDRON (noun)

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Meaning:

Small genus of aromatic deciduous trees of east Asia often having thick corky bark

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Phellodendron; Phellodendron

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

rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)

Meronyms (members of "genus Phellodendron"):

cork tree; Phellodendron amurense (deciduous tree of China and Manchuria having a turpentine aroma and handsome compound leaves turning yellow in autumn and deeply fissured corky bark)

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

family Rutaceae; rue family; Rutaceae (a family of dicotyledonous plants of order Geraniales; have flowers that are divide into four or five parts and usually have a strong scent)