RETROPHYLLUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Retrophyllum mean? 

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

1. small genus of tropical evergreen dioecious shrubs or trees of Oceania and tropical South America

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• RETROPHYLLUM (noun)

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Meaning:

Small genus of tropical evergreen dioecious shrubs or trees of Oceania and tropical South America

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Retrophyllum; Retrophyllum

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

gymnosperm genus (a genus of gymnosperms)

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

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