PHELLODENDRON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Phellodendron mean? 

• PHELLODENDRON (noun)
  The noun PHELLODENDRON has 1 sense:

1. small genus of aromatic deciduous trees of east Asia often having thick corky bark

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• PHELLODENDRON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small genus of aromatic deciduous trees of east Asia often having thick corky bark

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Phellodendron; Phellodendron

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

rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)

Meronyms (members of "Phellodendron"):

cork tree; Phellodendron amurense (deciduous tree of China and Manchuria having a turpentine aroma and handsome compound leaves turning yellow in autumn and deeply fissured corky bark)

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

family Rutaceae; rue family; Rutaceae (a family of dicotyledonous plants of order Geraniales; have flowers that are divide into four or five parts and usually have a strong scent)

 Context examples 

Upon administration of Phellodendron amurense bark extract, the various phytochemicals in this formulation modulate multiple signal transduction pathways.

(Phellodendron amurense Bark Extract, NCI Thesaurus)

Phellodendron amurense bark extract contains certain isoquinoline alkaloids, flavone glycosides and phenolic compounds.

(Phellodendron amurense Bark Extract, NCI Thesaurus)

A proprietary formulation consisting of a Phellodendron amurense (Amur cork tree) bark extract, often used in traditional Chinese medicine, with anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant and potential chemopreventive and antineoplastic activities.

(Phellodendron amurense Bark Extract, NCI Thesaurus)