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CATHA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Catha mean?
• CATHA (noun)
The noun CATHA has 1 sense:
1. a genus of African evergreen shrubs characterized by thick leaves and white flowers
Familiarity information: CATHA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of African evergreen shrubs characterized by thick leaves and white flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Catha; genus Catha
Hypernyms ("Catha" is a kind of...):
gymnosperm genus (a genus of gymnosperms)
Meronyms (members of "Catha"):
Catha edulis (a shrub that is cultivated by Arabs for its leaves which are chewed or used to make tea)
Holonyms ("Catha" is a member of...):
Celastraceae; family Celastraceae; spindle-tree family; staff-tree family (trees and shrubs and woody vines usually having bright-colored fruits)
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