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PTEROSPERMUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Pterospermum mean?
• PTEROSPERMUM (noun)
The noun PTEROSPERMUM has 1 sense:
1. genus of tropical Asian trees and shrubs
Familiarity information: PTEROSPERMUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Genus of tropical Asian trees and shrubs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
genus Pterospermum; Pterospermum
Hypernyms ("Pterospermum" is a kind of...):
dilleniid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)
Meronyms (members of "Pterospermum"):
maple-leaved bayur; mayeng; Pterospermum acerifolium (Indian tree having fragrant nocturnal white flowers and yielding a reddish wood used for planking; often grown as an ornamental or shade tree)
Holonyms ("Pterospermum" is a member of...):
family Sterculiaceae; sterculia family; Sterculiaceae (a large family of plants of order Malvales)
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