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SAXEGOTHEA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Saxegothea mean? 

SAXEGOTHEA (noun)
  The noun SAXEGOTHEA has 1 sense:

1. one species: Prince Albert's yewplay

  Familiarity information: SAXEGOTHEA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SAXEGOTHEA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

One species: Prince Albert's yew

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Saxe-gothea; genus Saxegothea; Saxe-gothea; Saxegothea

Hypernyms ("Saxegothea" is a kind of...):

gymnosperm genus (a genus of gymnosperms)

Meronyms (members of "Saxegothea"):

Prince Albert's yew; Prince Albert yew; Saxe-gothea conspicua (small yew having attractive foliage and partially weeping branches cultivated as an ornamental; mountains of southern Chile)

Holonyms ("Saxegothea" is a member of...):

family Podocarpaceae; Podocarpaceae; podocarpus family (gymnosperms with simple persistent needlelike or scalelike leaves)


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