Defenition of the word celastrus
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Defenition of the word celastrus
- type genus of the Celastraceae: bittersweet and shrubby bittersweet; woody vines and shrubs native chiefly to Asia and Australia
- genus of woody vines and erect shrubs (type genus of the Celastraceae) that is native chiefly to Asia and Australia: includes bittersweet
Synonyms for the word celastrus
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- Celastrus
- genus Celastrus
Meronymys for the word celastrus
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- American bittersweet
- bittersweet
- Celastraceae
- Celastric articulatus
- Celastrus orbiculatus
- Celastrus scandens
- climbing bittersweet
- false bittersweet
- family Celastraceae
- Japan bittersweet
- Japanese bittersweet
- oriental bittersweet
- spindle-tree family
- staff tree
- staff vine
- staff-tree family
- waxwork
Hypernyms for the word celastrus
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- dicot genus
- magnoliopsid genus
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