INGA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does inga mean? 

• INGA (noun)
  The noun INGA has 1 sense:

1. any tree or shrub of the genus Inga having pinnate leaves and showy usually white flowers; cultivated as ornamentals

  Familiarity information: INGA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INGA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any tree or shrub of the genus Inga having pinnate leaves and showy usually white flowers; cultivated as ornamentals

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("inga" 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 ("inga" is a member of...):

genus Inga (genus of tropical trees or shrubs)