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Plagianthus

noun

small genus of shrubs and trees of Australia and New Zealand

• Syn: ↑genus Plagianthus

• Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Malvaceae, ↑family Malvaceae, ↑mallow family

• Member Meronyms: ↑ribbon tree, ↑ribbonwood, ↑Plagianthus regius, ↑Plagianthus betulinus

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\\ˌplājēˈan(t)thəs\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from plagi- + -anthus

: a genus of Australasian shrubs and trees (family Malvaceae) having small flowers without bracteoles — see ribbon tree

Useful english dictionary. 2012.