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SAXEGOTHEA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Saxegothea mean?
• SAXEGOTHEA (noun)
The noun SAXEGOTHEA has 1 sense:
1. one species: Prince Albert's yew
Familiarity information: SAXEGOTHEA 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 ("Saxegothea" is a kind of...):
gymnosperm genus (a genus of gymnosperms)
Meronyms (members of "Saxegothea"):
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 ("Saxegothea" is a member of...):
family Podocarpaceae; Podocarpaceae; podocarpus family (gymnosperms with simple persistent needlelike or scalelike leaves)
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