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Ardisia

noun

tropical evergreen subshrubs (some climbers) to trees of Asia and Australasia to Americas

• Syn: ↑genus Ardisia

• Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Myrsinaceae, ↑family Myrsinaceae, ↑myrsine family

• Member Meronyms: ↑coralberry, ↑spiceberry, ↑Ardisia crenata, ↑marlberry, ↑Ardisia escallonoides, ↑Ardisia paniculata

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\\ärˈdizh(ē)ə\ noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek ardis point of an arrow + New Latin -ia; from the shape of the lobes of the corolla; perhaps akin to Old Irish aird point, height

1. capitalized : a genus of tropical evergreen shrubs and trees (family Myrsinaceae) having panicled flowers and drupaceous fruits

2. -s : a plant of the genus Ardisia

Useful english dictionary. 2012.