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Griselinia

noun

evergreen shrubs of New Zealand and South America

• Syn: ↑genus Griselinia

• Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Cornaceae, ↑family Cornaceae, ↑dogwood family

• Member Meronyms: ↑puka, ↑Griselinia lucida, ↑kapuka, ↑Griselinia littoralis

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\\ˌgrizəˈlinēə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Francesco Griselini died 1783, Italian botanist + New Latin -ia

: a small genus of New Zealand and So. American trees (family Cornaceae) that are occasionally epiphytic in habit — see kapuka, puka

Useful english dictionary. 2012.