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LEIOPHYLLUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Leiophyllum mean?
• LEIOPHYLLUM (noun)
The noun LEIOPHYLLUM has 1 sense:
1. one species: sand myrtle
Familiarity information: LEIOPHYLLUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
One species: sand myrtle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
genus Leiophyllum; Leiophyllum
Hypernyms ("Leiophyllum" is a kind of...):
dilleniid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)
Meronyms (members of "Leiophyllum"):
Leiophyllum buxifolium; sand myrtle (low-growing evergreen shrub of New Jersey to Florida grown for its many white star-shaped flowers and glossy foliage)
Holonyms ("Leiophyllum" is a member of...):
Ericaceae; family Ericaceae; heath family (heathers)
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