Akademik

Brya

noun

genus of prickly shrubs and small trees of the Caribbean region; source of a durable hardwood

• Syn: ↑genus Brya

• Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Leguminosae, ↑family Leguminosae, ↑Fabaceae, ↑family Fabaceae, ↑legume family, ↑pea family

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\\ˈbrīə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, tamarisk, from Greek

: a genus of prickly shrubs and small trees (family Leguminosae) of the Caribbean region that yield a very durable hard wood — see granadilla tree

Useful english dictionary. 2012.