HyperDic: gnetum_gnemon

English > 1 sense of the expression Gnetum gnemon:
NOUNplantGnetum gnemon, gnetumsmall tropical tree with tiered branches and divaricate branchlets having broad glossy dark green leaves
English > Gnetum gnemon: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningsmall 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.
Synonymgnetum
Member ofgenus Gnetumtype genus of the Gnetaceae
Broadergymnospermous treeAny tree of the division Gymnospermophyta
Spanishgnetum
Catalangnetum gnemon, gnetum

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