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ORMOSIA COARCTATA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Ormosia coarctata mean?
• ORMOSIA COARCTATA (noun)
The noun ORMOSIA COARCTATA has 1 sense:
1. West Indian tree similar to Ormosia monosperma but larger and having smaller leaflets and smaller seeds
Familiarity information: ORMOSIA COARCTATA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
West Indian tree similar to Ormosia monosperma but larger and having smaller leaflets and smaller seeds
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
jumbie bead; jumby bead; Ormosia coarctata
Hypernyms ("Ormosia coarctata" is a kind of...):
necklace tree (a tree of the genus Ormosia having seeds used as beads)
Holonyms ("Ormosia coarctata" is a member of...):
genus Ormosia; Ormosia (genus of tropical shrubs and trees having usually odd-pinnate leaves with large leaflets and pink to reddish wood)
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