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OXANDRA LANCEOLATA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Oxandra lanceolata mean?
• OXANDRA LANCEOLATA (noun)
The noun OXANDRA LANCEOLATA has 1 sense:
1. source of most of the lancewood of commerce
Familiarity information: OXANDRA LANCEOLATA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Source of most of the lancewood of commerce
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
lancewood; lancewood tree; Oxandra lanceolata
Hypernyms ("Oxandra lanceolata" 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)
Meronyms (substance of "Oxandra lanceolata"):
lancewood (durable straight-grained wood of the lacewood tree; used for building and cabinetwork and tools)
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