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AVICENNIA OFFICINALIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Avicennia officinalis mean? 

AVICENNIA OFFICINALIS (noun)
  The noun AVICENNIA OFFICINALIS has 1 sense:

1. a small to medium-sized tree growing in brackish water especially along the shores of the southwestern Pacificplay

  Familiarity information: AVICENNIA OFFICINALIS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


AVICENNIA OFFICINALIS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A small to medium-sized tree growing in brackish water especially along the shores of the southwestern Pacific

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Avicennia officinalis; white mangrove

Hypernyms ("Avicennia officinalis" 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 ("Avicennia officinalis" is a member of...):

Avicennia; genus Avicennia (small genus of tropical shrubs or trees)


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