GENUS PHILODENDRON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Philodendron mean? 

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

1. any of several tropical American climbing plants with smooth shiny evergreen leaves

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS PHILODENDRON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of several tropical American climbing plants with smooth shiny evergreen leaves

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Nouns denoting plants

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

liliopsid genus; monocot genus (genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed)

Meronyms (members of "genus Philodendron"):

philodendron (often grown as a houseplant)

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

Araceae; arum family; family Araceae (anthurium; calla lily; jack-in-the-pulpit; philodendron)