PHELLODENDRON AMURENSE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Phellodendron amurense mean? 

• PHELLODENDRON AMURENSE (noun)
  The noun PHELLODENDRON AMURENSE has 1 sense:

1. deciduous tree of China and Manchuria having a turpentine aroma and handsome compound leaves turning yellow in autumn and deeply fissured corky bark

  Familiarity information: PHELLODENDRON AMURENSE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PHELLODENDRON AMURENSE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Deciduous tree of China and Manchuria having a turpentine aroma and handsome compound leaves turning yellow in autumn and deeply fissured corky bark

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

cork tree; Phellodendron amurense

Hypernyms ("Phellodendron amurense" 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 ("Phellodendron amurense" is a member of...):

genus Phellodendron; Phellodendron (small genus of aromatic deciduous trees of east Asia often having thick corky bark)

 Context examples 

Upon administration of Phellodendron amurense bark extract, the various phytochemicals in this formulation modulate multiple signal transduction pathways.

(Phellodendron amurense Bark Extract, NCI Thesaurus)

Phellodendron amurense bark extract contains certain isoquinoline alkaloids, flavone glycosides and phenolic compounds.

(Phellodendron amurense Bark Extract, NCI Thesaurus)

A proprietary formulation consisting of a Phellodendron amurense (Amur cork tree) bark extract, often used in traditional Chinese medicine, with anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant and potential chemopreventive and antineoplastic activities.

(Phellodendron amurense Bark Extract, NCI Thesaurus)