HYDNOCARPUS WIGHTIANA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Hydnocarpus wightiana mean? 

• HYDNOCARPUS WIGHTIANA (noun)
  The noun HYDNOCARPUS WIGHTIANA 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 WIGHTIANA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HYDNOCARPUS WIGHTIANA (noun)

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Meaning:

Leathery-leaved tree of western India bearing round fruits with brown densely hairy rind enclosing oily pulp that yields hydnocarpus oil

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Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Hydnocarpus laurifolia; Hydnocarpus wightiana

Hypernyms ("Hydnocarpus wightiana" 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 wightiana" is a member of...):

genus Hydnocarpus; genus Taraktagenos; genus Taraktogenos; Hydnocarpus; Taraktagenos; Taraktogenos (medium to large Indonesian and Malaysian trees)