HyperDic: genus_caryocar

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Caryocar:
NOUNplantgenus Caryocar, Caryocartype genus of the Caryocaraceae
English > genus Caryocar: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningtype genus of the Caryocaraceae; South American trees yielding strong fine-grained wood and edible nuts.
SynonymCaryocar
Member ofCaryocaraceae, family Caryocaraceaesmall genus of tropical South American trees
Memberssouari, souari nut, souari tree, Caryocar nuciferumlarge South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
Broaderdilleniid dicot genusgenus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs
Spanishcaryocar, genus caryocar
Catalancaryocar, genus caryocar

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