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PARASITAXUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Parasitaxus mean? 

PARASITAXUS (noun)
  The noun PARASITAXUS has 1 sense:

1. one species: parasite yewplay

  Familiarity information: PARASITAXUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PARASITAXUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

One species: parasite yew

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Parasitaxus; Parasitaxus

Hypernyms ("Parasitaxus" is a kind of...):

gymnosperm genus (a genus of gymnosperms)

Meronyms (members of "Parasitaxus"):

Parasitaxus ustus; parasite yew (rare and endangered monoecious parasitic conifer of New Caledonia; parasitic on Falcatifolium taxoides)

Holonyms ("Parasitaxus" is a member of...):

family Podocarpaceae; Podocarpaceae; podocarpus family (gymnosperms with simple persistent needlelike or scalelike leaves)


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