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KIRKIA WILMSII

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Kirkia wilmsii mean? 

KIRKIA WILMSII (noun)
  The noun KIRKIA WILMSII has 1 sense:

1. small African deciduous tree with spreading crown having leaves clustered toward ends of branches and clusters of creamy flowers resembling lilacsplay

  Familiarity information: KIRKIA WILMSII used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


KIRKIA WILMSII (noun)


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Meaning:

Small African deciduous tree with spreading crown having leaves clustered toward ends of branches and clusters of creamy flowers resembling lilacs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Kirkia wilmsii; pepper tree

Hypernyms ("Kirkia wilmsii" 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 ("Kirkia wilmsii" is a member of...):

genus Kirkia; Kirkia (small genus of tropical South African trees and shrubs)


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