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noun
Any of the genus Ochna of evergreen trees, shrubs and shrublets.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
type genus of Ochnaceae; evergreen trees and shrubs of Old World tropics
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: genus Ochna
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Broader terms: dilleniid dicot genus
History
Borrowed from translingual Ochna, from Ancient Greek ὄχνη (ókhnē, “pear tree”).
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