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ATHROTAXIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Athrotaxis mean?
• ATHROTAXIS (noun)
The noun ATHROTAXIS has 1 sense:
1. a genus of gymnosperm
Familiarity information: ATHROTAXIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of gymnosperm
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Athrotaxis; genus Athrotaxis
Hypernyms ("Athrotaxis" is a kind of...):
gymnosperm genus (a genus of gymnosperms)
Meronyms (members of "Athrotaxis"):
Athrotaxis selaginoides; King William pine (evergreen of Tasmanian mountains having sharp-pointed leaves that curve inward)
Holonyms ("Athrotaxis" is a member of...):
Cupressaceae; cypress family; family Cupressaceae (cypresses and junipers and many cedars)
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