noun
evergreen tropical trees and shrubs with thick and colorful leathery leaves; Malaya and Pacific islands
• Syn: ↑Codiaeum
• Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Euphorbiaceae, ↑family Euphorbiaceae, ↑spurge family
• Member Meronyms: ↑croton, ↑Codiaeum variegatum
Useful english dictionary. 2012.