rabbitwood

rabbitwood
noun
shrub of southeastern United States parasitic on roots of hemlocks having sparse spikes of greenish flowers and pulpy drupes
Hypernyms: ↑parasitic plant
Member Holonyms: ↑Pyrularia, ↑genus Pyrularia
Part Meronyms: ↑buffalo nut, ↑elk nut, ↑oil nut

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Etymology: rabbit + wood
: a shrub (Pyrularia pubera) that is parasitic on the roots of the hemlock and has greenish racemose flowers and pulpy drupaceous fruits — see buffalo nut

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  • oil nut — noun oily drupaceous fruit of rabbitwood • Syn: ↑buffalo nut, ↑elk nut • Hypernyms: ↑fruit • Part Holonyms: ↑rabbitwood, ↑buffalo nut, ↑Pyrularia pubera * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • Pyrularia — noun small genus of chiefly Asiatic parasitic shrubs • Syn: ↑genus Pyrularia • Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Santalaceae, ↑family Santalaceae, ↑sandalwood family …   Useful english dictionary

  • genus Pyrularia — noun small genus of chiefly Asiatic parasitic shrubs • Syn: ↑Pyrularia • Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Santalaceae, ↑family Santalaceae, ↑sandalwood family …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Pyrularia pubera — noun shrub of southeastern United States parasitic on roots of hemlocks having sparse spikes of greenish flowers and pulpy drupes • Syn: ↑rabbitwood, ↑buffalo nut • Hypernyms: ↑parasitic plant • Member Holonyms: ↑Pyrularia, ↑genus Pyrularia …   Useful english dictionary

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