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Calophyllum

noun

genus of tropical evergreen trees

• Syn: ↑genus Calophyllum

• Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Guttiferae, ↑family Guttiferae, ↑Clusiaceae, ↑family Clusiaceae, ↑St John's wort family

• Member Meronyms:

↑poon, ↑calaba, ↑Santa Maria tree, ↑Calophyllum calaba, ↑Maria, ↑Calophyllum longifolium, ↑laurelwood, ↑lancewood tree, ↑Calophyllum candidissimum, ↑Alexandrian laurel, ↑Calophyllum inophyllum

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\\ˌkaləˈfiləm\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from calo- + -phyllum

: a genus of tropical trees (family Guttiferae) having thick shiny feather-veined leaves, clustered white flowers, aromatic resinous juice, and oily seeds — see santa maria tree, tacamahac

Useful english dictionary. 2012.