Sparmannia (original) (raw)
I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Small genus of tropical African shrubs
Synonyms:
genus Sparmannia; Sparmannia
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Sparmannia" is a kind of...):
dilleniid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)
Meronyms (members of "Sparmannia"):
African hemp; Sparmannia africana (large shrub of South Africa having many conspicuously hairy branches with large hairy leaves and clusters of conspicuous white flowers)
Holonyms ("Sparmannia" is a member of...):
family Tiliaceae; linden family; Tiliaceae (chiefly trees and shrubs of tropical and temperate regions of especially southeastern Asia and Brazil; genera Tilia, Corchorus, Entelea, Grewia, Sparmannia)