kirkia

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1. small genus of tropical South African trees and shrubs (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	rosid dicot genus,
definition	:	a genus of dicotyledonous plants (noun.plant)

member holonym	:	kirkia wilmsii, pepper tree,
definition	:	small African deciduous tree with spreading crown having leaves clustered toward ends of branches and clusters of creamy flowers resembling lilacs (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	family simaroubaceae, quassia family, simaroubaceae,
definition	:	chiefly tropical trees and shrubs with bitter bark having dry usually one-seeded winged fruit (noun.plant)