GENUS OXYDENDRUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Oxydendrum mean? 

• GENUS OXYDENDRUM (noun)
  The noun GENUS OXYDENDRUM has 1 sense:

1. sourwood

  Familiarity information: GENUS OXYDENDRUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS OXYDENDRUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sourwood

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Oxydendrum; Oxydendrum

Hypernyms ("genus Oxydendrum" is a kind of...):

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

Meronyms (members of "genus Oxydendrum"):

Oxydendrum arboreum; sorrel tree; sourwood; titi (deciduous shrubby tree of eastern North America having deeply fissured bark and sprays of small fragrant white flowers and sour-tasting leaves)

Holonyms ("genus Oxydendrum" is a member of...):

Ericaceae; family Ericaceae; heath family (heathers)