noun
genus of woody vines and erect shrubs (type genus of the Celastraceae) that is native chiefly to Asia and Australia: includes bittersweet
• Syn: ↑Celastrus
• Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Celastraceae, ↑family Celastraceae, ↑spindle-tree family, ↑staff-tree family
• Member Meronyms:
Useful english dictionary. 2012.