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SAXE-GOTHEA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Saxe-gothea mean?
• SAXE-GOTHEA (noun)
The noun SAXE-GOTHEA has 1 sense:
1. one species: Prince Albert's yew
Familiarity information: SAXE-GOTHEA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
One species: Prince Albert's yew
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
genus Saxe-gothea; genus Saxegothea; Saxe-gothea; Saxegothea
Hypernyms ("Saxe-gothea" is a kind of...):
gymnosperm genus (a genus of gymnosperms)
Meronyms (members of "Saxe-gothea"):
Prince Albert's yew; Prince Albert yew; Saxe-gothea conspicua (small yew having attractive foliage and partially weeping branches cultivated as an ornamental; mountains of southern Chile)
Holonyms ("Saxe-gothea" is a member of...):
family Podocarpaceae; Podocarpaceae; podocarpus family (gymnosperms with simple persistent needlelike or scalelike leaves)
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