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GENUS TOONA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Toona mean?
• GENUS TOONA (noun)
The noun GENUS TOONA has 1 sense:
1. formerly included in genus Cedrela
Familiarity information: GENUS TOONA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Formerly included in genus Cedrela
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
genus Toona; Toona
Hypernyms ("genus Toona" is a kind of...):
rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)
Meronyms (members of "genus Toona"):
Cedrela calantas; kalantas; Philippine cedar; Philippine mahogany; Toona calantas (Philippine timber tree having hard red fragrant wood)
Holonyms ("genus Toona" is a member of...):
family Meliaceae; mahogany family; Meliaceae (tropical trees and shrubs including many important timber and ornamental trees)
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