noun
1. small South African tree having creamy yellow fragrant flowers usually growing on stream banks
• Syn: ↑Combretum erythrophyllum
• Hypernyms: ↑angiospermous tree, ↑flowering tree
• Member Holonyms: ↑genus Combretum
2. small deciduous tree of the Transvaal having spikes of yellow flowers
• Syn: ↑Combretum appiculatum
• Hypernyms: ↑angiospermous tree, ↑flowering tree
• Member Holonyms: ↑genus Combretum
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noun : any of a number of southern African trees of the genus Combretum: as
a. : a small deciduous tree (Combretum apiculatum) 15 to 20 feet high that is a common constituent of the Transvaal bushveld
b. : a small tree (Combretum erythrophyllum) bearing 4-winged fruits and usually growing on the banks of streams
Useful english dictionary. 2012.