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CHAMAEDAPHNE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Chamaedaphne mean?
• CHAMAEDAPHNE (noun)
The noun CHAMAEDAPHNE has 1 sense:
1. one species: leatherleaf
Familiarity information: CHAMAEDAPHNE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
One species: leatherleaf
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Chamaedaphne; genus Chamaedaphne
Hypernyms ("Chamaedaphne" is a kind of...):
dilleniid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)
Meronyms (members of "Chamaedaphne"):
Chamaedaphne calyculata; leatherleaf (north temperate bog shrub with evergreen leathery leaves and small white cylindrical flowers)
Holonyms ("Chamaedaphne" is a member of...):
Ericaceae; family Ericaceae; heath family (heathers)
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