noun
small genus of evergreen tropical shrubs or trees with smooth leathery leaves
• Syn: ↑Nauclea
• Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Rubiaceae, ↑family Rubiaceae, ↑madder family
• Member Meronyms: ↑opepe, ↑Nauclea diderrichii, ↑Sarcocephalus diderrichii
Useful english dictionary. 2012.