PUNICA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Punica mean? 

• PUNICA (noun)
  The noun PUNICA has 1 sense:

1. coextensive with the family Punicaceae

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• PUNICA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Coextensive with the family Punicaceae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Punica; Punica

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

dicot genus; magnoliopsid genus (genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination)

Meronyms (members of "Punica"):

pomegranate; pomegranate tree; Punica granatum (shrub or small tree native to southwestern Asia having large red many-seeded fruit)

Holonyms ("Punica" is a member of...):

family Punicaceae; Punicaceae (one species: pomegranates)