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HYDNOCARPUS LAURIFOLIA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Hydnocarpus laurifolia mean?
• HYDNOCARPUS LAURIFOLIA (noun)
The noun HYDNOCARPUS LAURIFOLIA has 1 sense:
1. leathery-leaved tree of western India bearing round fruits with brown densely hairy rind enclosing oily pulp that yields hydnocarpus oil
Familiarity information: HYDNOCARPUS LAURIFOLIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• HYDNOCARPUS LAURIFOLIA (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Leathery-leaved tree of western India bearing round fruits with brown densely hairy rind enclosing oily pulp that yields hydnocarpus oil
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Hydnocarpus laurifolia; Hydnocarpus wightiana
Hypernyms ("Hydnocarpus laurifolia" is a kind of...):
tree (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)
Holonyms ("Hydnocarpus laurifolia" is a member of...):
genus Hydnocarpus; genus Taraktagenos; genus Taraktogenos; Hydnocarpus; Taraktagenos; Taraktogenos (medium to large Indonesian and Malaysian trees)
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