zebrawood family

zebrawood family
noun
mostly tropical climbing shrubs or small trees; closely related to Leguminosae
Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot family
Member Holonyms: ↑Rosales, ↑order Rosales

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noun

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  • zebrawood — noun Date: 1783 1. any of several trees or shrubs having mottled or striped wood: as a. a tall South American timber tree (Astronium fraxinifolium) of the cashew family b. a tall western African timber tree (Microberlinia brazzavillensis) of the… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • order Rosales — noun in some classifications this category does not include Leguminosae • Syn: ↑Rosales • Hypernyms: ↑plant order • Member Holonyms: ↑Rosidae, ↑subclass Rosidae • Member Meronyms …   Useful english dictionary

  • Rosales — noun in some classifications this category does not include Leguminosae • Syn: ↑order Rosales • Hypernyms: ↑plant order • Member Holonyms: ↑Rosidae, ↑subclass Rosidae • Member Meronyms …   Useful english dictionary

  • Connaraceae — noun mostly tropical climbing shrubs or small trees; closely related to Leguminosae • Syn: ↑family Connaraceae, ↑zebrawood family • Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot family • Member Holonyms: ↑Rosales, ↑order Rosales …   Useful english dictionary

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  • arariba — noun Brazilian tree with handsomely marked wood • Syn: ↑Centrolobium robustum • Hypernyms: ↑zebrawood, ↑zebrawood tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Centrolobium, ↑genus Centrolobium * * * …   Useful english dictionary

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