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NAUCLEA DIDERRICHII
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Nauclea diderrichii mean?
• NAUCLEA DIDERRICHII (noun)
The noun NAUCLEA DIDERRICHII has 1 sense:
1. large African forest tree yielding a strong hard yellow to golden brown lumber; sometimes placed in genus Sarcocephalus
Familiarity information: NAUCLEA DIDERRICHII used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large African forest tree yielding a strong hard yellow to golden brown lumber; sometimes placed in genus Sarcocephalus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Nauclea diderrichii; opepe; Sarcocephalus diderrichii
Hypernyms ("Nauclea diderrichii" 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 ("Nauclea diderrichii" is a member of...):
genus Nauclea; Nauclea (small genus of evergreen tropical shrubs or trees with smooth leathery leaves)
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