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Stenocarpus

noun

small genus of timber trees; Australia to Malaysia

• Syn: ↑genus Stenocarpus

• Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Proteaceae, ↑family Proteaceae, ↑protea family

• Member Meronyms: ↑wheel tree, ↑firewheel tree, ↑Stenocarpus sinuatus, ↑scrub beefwood, ↑beefwood, ↑Stenocarpus salignus

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\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈkärpəs\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from sten- + -carpus

: a small genus of Australian timber trees (family Proteaceae) with alternate or scattered leaves, umbellate or racemose red or yellow flowers, and leathery follicles with winged seeds — see wheel tree 2

Useful english dictionary. 2012.