noun
small genus of Australian timber trees
• Syn: ↑genus Flindersia
• Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Meliaceae, ↑family Meliaceae, ↑mahogany family
• Member Meronyms: ↑silver ash
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\\flinˈdərzēə\ noun1. capitalized : a small genus of pinnate-leaved Australasian trees (family Meliaceae) having white flowers followed by woody capsular fruits and yielding strong hardwood lumber, often with an excellent figure, that is used in cabinetmaking and construction — see flindosa
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flindersia /flin-dûrˈsi-ə/
noun
Any plant of the Australian genus Flindersia, valuable trees of the family Rutaceae
ORIGIN: From the English explorer Matthew Flinders (1774–1814)
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Flinders bar noun
A bar of soft iron kept near a compass to counter possible deviation caused by local magnetic fields
Flinders grass noun
A native pasture grass of Australia
Useful english dictionary. 2012.