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OXYDENDRUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Oxydendrum mean? 

OXYDENDRUM (noun)
  The noun OXYDENDRUM has 1 sense:

1. sourwoodplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


OXYDENDRUM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Sourwood

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Oxydendrum; Oxydendrum

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

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

Meronyms (members of "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 ("Oxydendrum" is a member of...):

Ericaceae; family Ericaceae; heath family (heathers)


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