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Pisonia

noun

genus of often thorny tropical trees and shrubs and some vines; mainly America

• Syn: ↑genus Pisonia

• Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Nyctaginaceae, ↑family Nyctaginaceae, ↑Allioniaceae, ↑family Allioniaceae, ↑four-o'clock family

• Member Meronyms: ↑cockspur, ↑Pisonia aculeata

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\\pə̇ˈsōnēə, pīˈs-\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, irregular from Willem Piso died ab 1678 Dutch physician and traveler + New Latin -ia

: a genus of tropical often thorny trees, shrubs, and vines (family Nyctaginaceae) having small dioecious apetalous flowers and utricular fruits — see cockspur 2b

Useful english dictionary. 2012.