HyperDic: genus_torreya

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Torreya:
NOUNplantgenus Torreya, Torreyanutmeg-yews
English > genus Torreya: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningnutmeg-yews.
SynonymTorreya
Member ofCephalotaxaceae, family Cephalotaxaceae, plum-yew familyA family of Cephalotaxaceae
MembersCalifornia nutmeg, nutmeg-yew, Torreya californicaCalifornia evergreen having a fruit resembling a nutmeg but with a strong turpentine flavor
stinking cedar, stinking yew, Torrey tree, Torreya taxifoliaRare small evergreen of northern Florida
Broadergymnosperm genusA genus of gymnosperms
Spanishgénero torreya, genus torreya, torreya
Catalangenus torreya, torreya

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