Dipteryx

Dipteryx
noun
tropical American trees: tonka beans
Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus

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\\ˈdiptə(ˌ)riks\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from di- + -pteryx; from the wing-shaped lobes of the calyx
: a small genus of tropical American trees (family Leguminosae) having opposite pinnate leaves and the calyx with the two upper petaloid lobes like wings — see tonka bean

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  • Dipteryx — n. a genus of tropical American trees which produce a black seed called the {tonka bean}. Syn: Coumarouna, genus {Coumarouna}, genus {Dipteryx}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Dipteryx —   Dipteryx …   Wikipedia Español

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  • Dipteryx alata — Conservation status Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3) …   Wikipedia

  • Dipteryx Alata — Dipteryx alata …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Dipteryx alata — Dipteryx alata …   Wikipédia en Français

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