GENUS CASTANOSPERMUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Castanospermum mean? 

• GENUS CASTANOSPERMUM (noun)
  The noun GENUS CASTANOSPERMUM has 1 sense:

1. a rosid dicot genus of the subfamily Papilionoideae having one species: Moreton Bay chestnut

  Familiarity information: GENUS CASTANOSPERMUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS CASTANOSPERMUM (noun)

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Meaning:

A rosid dicot genus of the subfamily Papilionoideae having one species: Moreton Bay chestnut

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Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Castanospermum; genus Castanospermum

Hypernyms ("genus Castanospermum" is a kind of...):

rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)

Meronyms (members of "genus Castanospermum"):

Australian chestnut; Moreton Bay chestnut (Australian tree having pinnate leaves and orange-yellow flowers followed by large woody pods containing 3 or 4 seeds that resemble chestnuts; yields dark strong wood)

Holonyms ("genus Castanospermum" is a member of...):

Papilionoideae; subfamily Papilionoideae (alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae)