genus forestiera

English Thesaurus

1. genus of often spiny American shrubs and trees (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus,
definition	:	genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination (noun.plant)

member holonym	:	forestiera,
definition	:	any plant of the genus Forestiera (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	family oleaceae, oleaceae, olive family,
definition	:	trees and shrubs having berries or drupes or capsules as fruits; sometimes placed in the order Oleales: olive; ash; jasmine; privet; lilac (noun.plant)