noun
genus of woody vines and erect shrubs (type genus of the Celastraceae) that is native chiefly to Asia and Australia: includes bittersweet
• Syn: ↑genus Celastrus
• Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Celastraceae, ↑family Celastraceae, ↑spindle-tree family, ↑staff-tree family
• Member Meronyms:
↑staff tree, ↑bittersweet, ↑American bittersweet, ↑climbing bittersweet, ↑false bittersweet, ↑staff vine, ↑waxwork, ↑shrubby bittersweet, ↑Celastrus scandens, ↑Japanese bittersweet, ↑Japan bittersweet, ↑oriental bittersweet, ↑Celastrus orbiculatus, ↑Celastric articulatus
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\\sə̇ˈlastrəs\ nounUsage: capitalized
: a genus (the type of the family Celastraceae) of woody vines and erect shrubs native chiefly to Asia and Australia and having alternate deciduous leaves, flowers in panicles or racemes, and fruit a 3-valved orange or yellow capsule — see bittersweet
Useful english dictionary. 2012.