NOUN | plant | gnetum, Gnetum gnemon | small tropical tree with tiered branches and divaricate branchlets having broad glossy dark green leaves |
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Meaning | small tropical tree with tiered branches and divaricate branchlets having broad glossy dark green leaves; exploited for its edible young leaves and seeds that provide a fine flour. | |
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Synonym | Gnetum gnemon | |
Member of | genus Gnetum | type genus of the Gnetaceae |
Broader | gymnospermous tree | Any tree of the division Gymnospermophyta |
Spanish | gnetum | |
Catalan | gnetum gnemon, gnetum |
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