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CALOPHYLLUM CALABA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Calophyllum calaba mean? 

CALOPHYLLUM CALABA (noun)
  The noun CALOPHYLLUM CALABA has 1 sense:

1. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juiceplay

  Familiarity information: CALOPHYLLUM CALABA used as a noun is very rare.


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CALOPHYLLUM CALABA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

calaba; Calophyllum calaba; Santa Maria tree

Hypernyms ("Calophyllum calaba" 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 ("Calophyllum calaba" is a member of...):

Calophyllum; genus Calophyllum (genus of tropical evergreen trees)


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