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XYLOMELUM PYRIFORME
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Xylomelum pyriforme mean?
• XYLOMELUM PYRIFORME (noun)
The noun XYLOMELUM PYRIFORME has 1 sense:
1. tree bearing pear-shaped fruit with a thick woody epicarp
Familiarity information: XYLOMELUM PYRIFORME used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tree bearing pear-shaped fruit with a thick woody epicarp
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
native pear; woody pear; Xylomelum pyriforme
Hypernyms ("Xylomelum pyriforme" is a kind of...):
bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)
Holonyms ("Xylomelum pyriforme" is a member of...):
genus Xylomelum; Xylomelum (small species of Australian trees or shrubs; grown for their fruit and flowers)
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