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IDESIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does idesia mean? 

IDESIA (noun)
  The noun IDESIA has 1 sense:

1. deciduous roundheaded Asiatic tree widely grown in mild climates as an ornamental for its heart-shaped leaves and fragrant yellow-green flowers followed by hanging clusters of fleshy orange-red berriesplay

  Familiarity information: IDESIA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


IDESIA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Deciduous roundheaded Asiatic tree widely grown in mild climates as an ornamental for its heart-shaped leaves and fragrant yellow-green flowers followed by hanging clusters of fleshy orange-red berries

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

idesia; Idesia polycarpa

Hypernyms ("idesia" 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 ("idesia" is a member of...):

genus Idesia (one species)


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