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Cyphomandra

noun

tree tomato

• Syn: ↑genus Cyphomandra

• Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Solanaceae, ↑family Solanaceae, ↑potato family

• Member Meronyms: ↑tree tomato, ↑tamarillo

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\\ˌsīfəˈmandrə, ˌsif-\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek kyphōma hump (from kyphos crooked, bent) + New Latin -andra — more at cyphella

: a genus of So. American shrubs or trees (family Solanaceae) having large simple or divided leaves and rotate or bell-shaped flowers — see tree tomato

Useful english dictionary. 2012.