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CASTANOSPERMUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Castanospermum mean?
• CASTANOSPERMUM (noun)
The noun CASTANOSPERMUM has 1 sense:
1. a rosid dicot genus of the subfamily Papilionoideae having one species: Moreton Bay chestnut
Familiarity information: CASTANOSPERMUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A rosid dicot genus of the subfamily Papilionoideae having one species: Moreton Bay chestnut
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Castanospermum; genus Castanospermum
Hypernyms ("Castanospermum" is a kind of...):
rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)
Meronyms (members of "Castanospermum"):
Australian chestnut; Moreton Bay chestnut (Australian tree having pinnate leaves and orange-yellow flowers followed by large woody pods containing 3 or 4 seeds that resemble chestnuts; yields dark strong wood)
Holonyms ("Castanospermum" is a member of...):
Papilionoideae; subfamily Papilionoideae (alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae)
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