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Grewia

noun

a genus of tropical and subtropical Old World climbers or shrubs or trees

• Syn: ↑genus Grewia

• Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Tiliaceae, ↑family Tiliaceae, ↑linden family

• Member Meronyms: ↑phalsa, ↑Grewia asiatica

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\\ˈgrüyə, -üēə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Nehemiah Grew died 1712 English plant physiologist + New Latin -ia

: a large genus of chiefly tropical Old world shrubs and trees (family Tiliaceae) having alternate simple leaves, cymose flowers with colored sepals, and drupaceous sometimes edible fruits

Useful english dictionary. 2012.