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GRIAS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Grias mean?
• GRIAS (noun)
The noun GRIAS has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: GRIAS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Anchovy pear tree
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
genus Grias; Grias
Hypernyms ("Grias" is a kind of...):
dicot genus; magnoliopsid genus (genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination)
Meronyms (members of "Grias"):
anchovy pear; anchovy pear tree; Grias cauliflora (West Indian tree bearing edible fruit resembling mango)
Holonyms ("Grias" is a member of...):
family Lecythidaceae; Lecythidaceae (large tropical trees bearing large fruits with woody skins)
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