Akademik

screw tree

noun

a tree or shrub of the genus Helicteres

• Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush

• Hyponyms: ↑nut-leaved screw tree, ↑Helicteres isora

• Member Holonyms: ↑Helicteres, ↑genus Helicteres

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noun

: a shrub or tree of the genus Helicteres; especially : an East Indian shrub (H. isora) sometimes cultivated for its hairy leaves and orange-red flowers

Useful english dictionary. 2012.