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Phillyrea — latifolia Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae … Wikipedia
Phillyrea — noun small genus of evergreen shrubs of the Mediterranean region • Syn: ↑genus Phillyrea • Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Oleaceae, ↑family Oleaceae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Phillyrea — Phil*lyr e*a, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?.] (Bot.) A genus of evergreen plants growing along the shores of the Mediterranean, and breading a fruit resembling that of the olive. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Phillyrea — Phil·ly·rea (fĭ lirґe ə) a genus of evergreen shrubs of the family Oleaceae, native to the Mediterranean region. P. latifoґlia L. has leaves and bark that contain the medicinal substance phillyrin … Medical dictionary
dicot genus — noun genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination • Syn: ↑magnoliopsid genus • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑magnoliid dicot genus, ↑hamamelid dicot genus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
magnoliopsid genus — noun genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination • Syn: ↑dicot genus • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑magnoliid dicot genus, ↑hamamelid dicot genus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Oleaceae — noun trees and shrubs having berries or drupes or capsules as fruits; sometimes placed in the order Oleales: olive; ash; jasmine; privet; lilac • Syn: ↑family Oleaceae, ↑olive family • Derivationally related forms: ↑oleaceous • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
family Oleaceae — noun trees and shrubs having berries or drupes or capsules as fruits; sometimes placed in the order Oleales: olive; ash; jasmine; privet; lilac • Syn: ↑Oleaceae, ↑olive family • Derivationally related forms: ↑oleaceous (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
olive family — noun trees and shrubs having berries or drupes or capsules as fruits; sometimes placed in the order Oleales: olive; ash; jasmine; privet; lilac • Syn: ↑Oleaceae, ↑family Oleaceae • Derivationally related forms: ↑oleaceous (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
mock privet — noun evergreen shrub with white flowers and olivelike fruits • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush • Member Holonyms: ↑Phillyrea, ↑genus Phillyrea * * * mock privet noun A shrub (genus Phillyrea) related to privet • • • … Useful english dictionary
