noun
a genus of tropical American trees and shrubs of the myrtle family
• Syn: ↑genus Myrciaria, ↑Myrcia
• Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Myrtaceae, ↑family Myrtaceae, ↑myrtle family
• Member Meronyms: ↑jaboticaba, ↑jaboticaba tree, ↑Myrciaria cauliflora
Useful english dictionary. 2012.