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GREWIA ASIATICA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Grewia asiatica mean?
• GREWIA ASIATICA (noun)
The noun GREWIA ASIATICA has 1 sense:
1. drought-resistant Asiatic treelike shrub bearing pleasantly acid small red edible fruits commonly used in sherbets
Familiarity information: GREWIA ASIATICA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Drought-resistant Asiatic treelike shrub bearing pleasantly acid small red edible fruits commonly used in sherbets
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Grewia asiatica; phalsa
Hypernyms ("Grewia asiatica" is a kind of...):
bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)
Holonyms ("Grewia asiatica" is a member of...):
genus Grewia; Grewia (a genus of tropical and subtropical Old World climbers or shrubs or trees)
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