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Heteromeles

noun

one species: toyon; in some classifications included in genus Photinia

• Syn: ↑genus Heteromeles

• Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Rosaceae, ↑family Rosaceae, ↑rose family

• Member Meronyms: ↑toyon, ↑tollon, ↑Christmasberry, ↑Christmas berry, ↑Heteromeles arbutifolia, ↑Photinia arbutifolia

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\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈmē(ˌ)lēz\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from heter- + -meles (from Greek mēlon apple)

in some classifications : a genus of plants including only the toyon — compare photinia

Useful english dictionary. 2012.