noun
a genus of dicotyledonous trees of the family Sapindaceae that are native to Asia and Australia
• Syn: ↑genus Nephelium
• Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Sapindaceae, ↑family Sapindaceae, ↑soapberry family
• Member Meronyms:
↑rambutan, ↑rambotan, ↑rambutan tree, ↑Nephelium lappaceum, ↑pulasan, ↑pulassan, ↑pulasan tree, ↑Nephelium mutabile
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\\nə̇ˈfēlēəm, neˈ-\ nounUsage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Late Latin nephelion, a plant, probably burdock, from Greek nephelion small cloud, diminutive of nephelē cloud
: a genus of Asiatic and Australian trees (family Sapindaceae) having terminal panicles of small flowers succeeded by fruits with a sweet edible pulp and a warty crust — see rambutan
Useful english dictionary. 2012.