HyperDic: genus_chimonanthus

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Chimonanthus:
NOUNplantgenus Chimonanthus, Chimonanthussmall genus of Asian deciduous or evergreen shrubs having fragrant flowers
English > genus Chimonanthus: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningsmall genus of Asian deciduous or evergreen shrubs having fragrant flowers: winter sweet.
SynonymChimonanthus
Member ofCalycanthaceae, family Calycanthaceae, calycanthus family, strawberry-shrub familyshrubs or small trees having aromatic bark
MembersJapan allspice, Japanese allspice, winter sweet, Chimonanthus praecoxdeciduous Japanese shrub cultivated for its fragrant yellow flowers
Broadermagnoliid dicot genusgenus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms
Spanishchimonanthus, genus chimonanthus
Catalanchimonanthus, genus chimonanthus

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