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KIRKIA WILMSII
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Kirkia wilmsii mean?
• KIRKIA WILMSII (noun)
The noun KIRKIA WILMSII has 1 sense:
1. small African deciduous tree with spreading crown having leaves clustered toward ends of branches and clusters of creamy flowers resembling lilacs
Familiarity information: KIRKIA WILMSII used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small African deciduous tree with spreading crown having leaves clustered toward ends of branches and clusters of creamy flowers resembling lilacs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Kirkia wilmsii; pepper tree
Hypernyms ("Kirkia wilmsii" 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 ("Kirkia wilmsii" is a member of...):
genus Kirkia; Kirkia (small genus of tropical South African trees and shrubs)
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