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GENUS TAMUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Tamus mean?
• GENUS TAMUS (noun)
The noun GENUS TAMUS has 1 sense:
1. a genus of tuberous vines of the family Dioscoreaceae; has twining stems and heart-shaped leaves and axillary racemes
Familiarity information: GENUS TAMUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of tuberous vines of the family Dioscoreaceae; has twining stems and heart-shaped leaves and axillary racemes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
genus Tamus; Tamus
Hypernyms ("genus Tamus" is a kind of...):
plant genus (a genus of plants)
Meronyms (members of "genus Tamus"):
black bindweed; black bryony; Tamus communis (common European twining vine with tuberous roots and cordate leaves and red berries)
Holonyms ("genus Tamus" is a member of...):
Dioscoreaceae; family Dioscoreaceae; yam family (yams)
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