English > Syzygium: 1 sense > noun 1, plant| Meaning | A tropical evergreen tree of the myrtle family native to the East Indies but cultivated elsewhere. |
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| Synonym | genus Syzygium |
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| Member of | Myrtaceae, family Myrtaceae, myrtle family | Trees and shrubs yielding a fragrant oil |
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| Members | clove, clove tree, Syzygium aromaticum, Eugenia aromaticum, Eugenia caryophyllatum | moderate sized very symmetrical red-flowered evergreen widely cultivated in the tropics for its flower buds which are source of cloves |
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| Broader | dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus | genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination |
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| Spanish | genus syzygium, syzygium |
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| Catalan | genus syzygium, syzygium |
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