GENUS GNETUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Gnetum mean? 

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

1. type genus of the Gnetaceae; small trees or shrubs usually with climbing jointed stems and terminal spikes of flowers with orange-red seeds clustered in rough cones

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS GNETUM (noun)

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Gnetaceae; small trees or shrubs usually with climbing jointed stems and terminal spikes of flowers with orange-red seeds clustered in rough cones

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

gymnosperm genus (a genus of gymnosperms)

Meronyms (members of "genus Gnetum"):

gnetum; Gnetum gnemon (small tropical tree with tiered branches and divaricate branchlets having broad glossy dark green leaves; exploited for its edible young leaves and seeds that provide a fine flour)

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

family Gnetaceae; Gnetaceae (plants having small unisexual flowers and fleshy or winged fruit: in some classifications includes the genera Ephedra and Welwitschia as well as genus Gnetum)