noun
small genus of deciduous shrubs of temperate regions of Asia
• Syn: ↑genus Corylopsis
• Hypernyms: ↑plant genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Hamamelidaceae, ↑family Hamamelidaceae, ↑witch-hazel family
• Member Meronyms: ↑winter hazel, ↑flowering hazel
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\\-läpsə̇s\ nounUsage: capitalized
: a small genus of shrubs (family Hamamelidaceae) of the temperate regions of Asia having racemose flowers — compare hamamelis
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corylopsis /ko-ri-lopˈsis/
noun
Any deciduous flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Corylopsis, of China and Japan, typically having racemes of yellow flowers appearing before the leaves in spring
ORIGIN: New L, from ↑corylus and Gr opsis appearance
Useful english dictionary. 2012.