Diospyros

Diospyros
noun
a genus of trees or shrubs that have beautiful and valuable wood
• Syn: ↑genus Diospyros
• Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Ebenaceae, ↑family Ebenaceae, ↑ebony family
• Member Meronyms:

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\\ˌdīəˈspīrəs\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, a plant, probably gromwell, from Greek, from Dios (gen. of Zeus) + pyros wheat — more at furze
: a genus of trees and shrubs (family Ebenaceae) found throughout the warmer parts of the world that have beautiful and valuable wood, leaves alternate and leathery, and fruit a 1- to 10-seeded berry — see ebony, persimmon

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