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Mesua
noun
genus of tropical Asiatic trees having large solitary flowers
Syn: ↑genus Mesua
Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Guttiferae, ↑family Guttiferae, ↑Clusiaceae, ↑family Clusiaceae, ↑St John's wort family
Member Meronyms: ↑rose chestnut, ↑ironwood, ↑ironwood tree, ↑Mesua ferrea

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\\ˈmeshəwə\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Johannes Mesuë (Arabic Yūḥanna ibn-Māsawayh) died 857 Persian Christian physician in the service of the Caliph
: a genus of tropical Asiatic trees (family Guttiferae) having large solitary flowers with a 2-celled ovary — see rose chestnut

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