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BOCCONIA FRUTESCENS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Bocconia frutescens mean? 

BOCCONIA FRUTESCENS (noun)
  The noun BOCCONIA FRUTESCENS has 1 sense:

1. small Central American tree having loose racemes of purple-tinted green flowersplay

  Familiarity information: BOCCONIA FRUTESCENS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BOCCONIA FRUTESCENS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Small Central American tree having loose racemes of purple-tinted green flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

bocconia; Bocconia frutescens; tree celandine

Hypernyms ("Bocconia frutescens" is a kind of...):

angiospermous tree; flowering tree (any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary)

Holonyms ("Bocconia frutescens" is a member of...):

genus Bocconia (tropical American trees or shrubs closely related to genus Macleaya)


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