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INGA EDULIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Inga edulis mean?
• INGA EDULIS (noun)
The noun INGA EDULIS has 1 sense:
1. ornamental evergreen tree with masses of white flowers; tropical and subtropical America
Familiarity information: INGA EDULIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Ornamental evergreen tree with masses of white flowers; tropical and subtropical America
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
ice-cream bean; Inga edulis
Hypernyms ("Inga edulis" 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 edulis" is a member of...):
genus Inga (genus of tropical trees or shrubs)
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