HyperDic: jacquinia_keyensis

English > 1 sense of the expression Jacquinia keyensis:
NOUNplantJacquinia keyensis, barbasco, joewoodWest Indian shrub or small tree having leathery saponaceous leaves and extremely hard wood
English > Jacquinia keyensis: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningWest Indian shrub or small tree having leathery saponaceous leaves and extremely hard wood.
Synonymsbarbasco, joewood
Member ofJacquinia, genus Jacquiniasometimes placed in family Myrsinaceae
Broadershrub, bushA low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

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