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CERATOPETALUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Ceratopetalum mean?
• CERATOPETALUM (noun)
The noun CERATOPETALUM has 1 sense:
1. a dicotyledonous genus of the family Cunoniaceae
Familiarity information: CERATOPETALUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A dicotyledonous genus of the family Cunoniaceae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Ceratopetalum; genus Ceratopetalum
Hypernyms ("Ceratopetalum" is a kind of...):
rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)
Meronyms (members of "Ceratopetalum"):
Ceratopetalum gummiferum; Christmas bush; Christmas tree (Australian tree or shrub with red flowers; often used in Christmas decoration)
Holonyms ("Ceratopetalum" is a member of...):
cunonia family; Cunoniaceae; family Cunoniaceae (trees or shrubs or climbers; mostly southern hemisphere)
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