HyperDic: genus_blighia

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Blighia:
NOUNplantgenus Blighia, Blighiasmall genus of western African evergreen trees and shrubs bearing fleshy capsular three-seeded fruits edible when neither unripe nor overripe
English > genus Blighia: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningsmall genus of western African evergreen trees and shrubs bearing fleshy capsular three-seeded fruits edible when neither unripe nor overripe.
SynonymBlighia
Member ofSapindaceae, family Sapindaceae, soapberry familychiefly tropical New and Old World deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs bearing leathery drupes with yellow translucent flesh
Membersakee, akee tree, Blighia sapidaWidely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits
Broaderdicot genus, magnoliopsid genusgenus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
Spanishblighia, genus blighia
Catalanblighia, genus blighia

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