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Drimys

noun

shrubs and trees of southern hemisphere having aromatic foliage

• Syn: ↑genus Drimys

• Hypernyms: ↑magnoliid dicot genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Winteraceae, ↑family Winteraceae, ↑winter's bark family

• Member Meronyms: ↑winter's bark, ↑winter's bark tree, ↑Drimys winteri

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\\ˈdrīmə̇s\ noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, sharp, acrid; from the taste of the bark; akin to Latvian drīsme crack, split, Greek derein to skin — more at tear

1. capitalized : a genus of chiefly Australian shrubs or trees (family Magnoliaceae) having evergreen aromatic foliage — see winter's bark

2. -es : any plant of the genus Drimys

Useful english dictionary. 2012.