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CARYA MYRISTICIFORMIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Carya myristiciformis mean?
• CARYA MYRISTICIFORMIS (noun)
The noun CARYA MYRISTICIFORMIS has 1 sense:
1. hickory of southern United States and Mexico having hard nutmeg-shaped nuts
Familiarity information: CARYA MYRISTICIFORMIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CARYA MYRISTICIFORMIS (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Hickory of southern United States and Mexico having hard nutmeg-shaped nuts
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Carya myristicaeformis; Carya myristiciformis; nutmeg hickory
Hypernyms ("Carya myristiciformis" is a kind of...):
hickory; hickory tree (American hardwood tree bearing edible nuts)
Holonyms ("Carya myristiciformis" is a member of...):
Carya; genus Carya (genus of large deciduous nut-bearing trees; United States and China)
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