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Conocarpus

noun

monotypic genus of tropical American trees: button tree

• Syn: ↑genus Conocarpus

• Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Combretaceae, ↑family Combretaceae, ↑combretum family

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\\|kōnə|kärpəs, |kän-\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from con- (II) + -carpus

: a monotypic genus of tropical American trees or shrubs (family Terminaliaceae) with dense flower heads resembling buttons — see button tree 1

Useful english dictionary. 2012.