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SLOANEA JAMAICENSIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Sloanea jamaicensis mean? 

SLOANEA JAMAICENSIS (noun)
  The noun SLOANEA JAMAICENSIS has 1 sense:

1. West Indian timber tree having very hard woodplay

  Familiarity information: SLOANEA JAMAICENSIS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SLOANEA JAMAICENSIS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

West Indian timber tree having very hard wood

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

break-axe; breakax; breakaxe; Sloanea jamaicensis

Hypernyms ("Sloanea jamaicensis" is a kind of...):

tree (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)

Holonyms ("Sloanea jamaicensis" is a member of...):

genus Sloanea; Sloanea (genus of tropical hardwood timber trees)


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