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Staphylea

noun

a genus of small trees or shrubs of the family Staphylaceae

• Syn: ↑genus Staphylea

• Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Staphylaceae, ↑family Staphylaceae, ↑bladdernut family

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\\ˌstafəˈlēə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek staphylē bunch of grapes; from the clustered fruit

: a genus of shrubs or small trees (family Staphyleaceae) with opposite leaves and drooping panicles of white or pink flowers succeeded by inflated bladdery capsules — see bladdernut

Useful english dictionary. 2012.