STRONGYLODON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Strongylodon mean? 

• STRONGYLODON (noun)
  The noun STRONGYLODON has 1 sense:

1. genus of Polynesian or southeastern Asian shrubs or vines

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• STRONGYLODON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Genus of Polynesian or southeastern Asian shrubs or vines

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Strongylodon; Strongylodon

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

rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)

Meronyms (members of "Strongylodon"):

emerald creeper; jade vine; Strongylodon macrobotrys (vigorous Philippine evergreen twining liana; grown for spectacular festoons of green flowers that resemble lobster claws)

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

Papilionoideae; subfamily Papilionoideae (alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae)