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ORITES EXCELSA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Orites excelsa mean? 

ORITES EXCELSA (noun)
  The noun ORITES EXCELSA has 1 sense:

1. Australian tree having alternate simple leaves (when young they are pinnate with prickly toothed margins) and slender axillary spikes of white flowersplay

  Familiarity information: ORITES EXCELSA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ORITES EXCELSA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Australian tree having alternate simple leaves (when young they are pinnate with prickly toothed margins) and slender axillary spikes of white flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Orites excelsa; prickly ash

Hypernyms ("Orites excelsa" is a kind of...):

tree (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)

Holonyms ("Orites excelsa" is a member of...):

genus Orites; Orites (small genus of Australian shrubs or trees)


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