HyperDic: genus_simarouba

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Simarouba:
NOUNplantgenus Simarouba, Simaroubatype genus of Simaroubaceae
English > genus Simarouba: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningtype genus of Simaroubaceae; tropical American trees and shrubs having a pale soft wood and bitter bark.
SynonymSimarouba
Member ofSimaroubaceae, family Simaroubaceae, quassia familychiefly tropical trees and shrubs with bitter bark having dry usually one-seeded winged fruit
Membersmarupa, Simarouba amaraTree of the Amazon valley yielding a light brittle timber locally regarded as resistant to insect attack
paradise tree, bitterwood, Simarouba glaucaMedium to large tree of tropical North and South America having odd-pinnate leaves and long panicles of small pale yellow flowers followed by scarlet fruits
Broaderrosid dicot genusA genus of dicotyledonous plants
Spanishgenus simarouba, simarouba
Catalangenus simarouba, simarouba

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