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GENUS KHAYA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Khaya mean?
• GENUS KHAYA (noun)
The noun GENUS KHAYA has 1 sense:
1. African mahogany trees
Familiarity information: GENUS KHAYA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
African mahogany trees
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
genus Khaya; Khaya
Hypernyms ("genus Khaya" is a kind of...):
rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)
Meronyms (members of "genus Khaya"):
African mahogany (African tree having hard heavy odorless wood)
Holonyms ("genus Khaya" is a member of...):
family Meliaceae; mahogany family; Meliaceae (tropical trees and shrubs including many important timber and ornamental trees)
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