HyperDic: genus_dillenia

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Dillenia:
NOUNplantgenus DilleniaEast Indian and Australian shrubs and trees having panicles of large white or yellow flowers
English > genus Dillenia: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningEast Indian and Australian shrubs and trees having panicles of large white or yellow flowers.
Member ofDilleniaceae, family Dilleniaceaechiefly tropical shrubs and trees and climbers having leathery leaves or flattened leaflike stems
MembersdilleniaAny of several evergreen trees or shrubs of the genus Dillenia grown for their foliage and nodding flowers resembling magnolias which are followed by fruit that is used in curries and jellies and preserves
Broaderdilleniid dicot genusgenus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs
Spanishgenus dillenia
Catalangenus dillenia

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