Akademik

Cardiospermum

noun

tendril-climbing herbs or shrubs whose seeds have a white heart-shaped spot

• Syn: ↑genus Cardiospermum

• Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Sapindaceae, ↑family Sapindaceae, ↑soapberry family

• Member Meronyms: ↑soapberry vine

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\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈspərməm\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from cardi- + -spermum (neuter of -spermus -spermous)

: a large genus of tropical American herbaceous vines (family Sapindaceae) having alternate biternate leaves, coarsely serrate leaflets, small white flowers, and an inflated capsular fruit — see balloon vine

Useful english dictionary. 2012.