noun
small genus of woody climbers with adhesive aerial roots; sometimes placed in family Saxifragaceae
• Syn: ↑genus Decumaria
• Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Hydrangeaceae, ↑family Hydrangeaceae, ↑hydrangea family
• Member Meronyms: ↑decumary, ↑Decumaria barbata, ↑Decumaria barbara
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\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈma(a)rēə\ nounUsage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin decumus, decimus tenth + New Latin -aria; from the decamerous flowers
: a small genus of woody vines (family Saxifragaceae)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.