"genus calophyllum" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of: dilleniid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs
member holonym:
- poon - any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum having shiny leathery leaves and lightweight hard wood
- calaba, calophyllum calaba, santa maria tree - West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice
- calophyllum longifolium, maria - valuable timber tree of Panama
- calophyllum candidissimum, lancewood tree, laurelwood - tropical American tree; valued for its hard durable wood
- alexandrian laurel, calophyllum inophyllum - East Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers; coastal areas southern India to Malaysia
belongs to: clusiaceae, family clusiaceae, family guttiferae, guttiferae, st john's wort family - widely distributed family of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines that produce oils and resins and some usable timber

same as: calophyllum