STYPHELIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Styphelia mean? 

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

1. Australian heathlike shrubs

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• STYPHELIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Australian heathlike shrubs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Styphelia; Styphelia

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

dilleniid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)

Meronyms (members of "Styphelia"):

pink fivecorner; Styphelia triflora (heathlike shrub of southwestern Australia grown for its sharply scented foliage and pink flowers followed by pentagonal fruit)

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

Epacridaceae; epacris family; family Epacridaceae (Australasian shrubs or small trees)