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English noun: genus Celastrus

1. genus Celastrus (plant) genus of woody vines and erect shrubs (type genus of the Celastraceae) that is native chiefly to Asia and Australia: includes bittersweet


SynonymsCelastrus


Broader (hypernym)dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus


Member holonymAmerican bittersweet, bittersweet, Celastric articulatus, Celastrus orbiculatus, Celastrus scandens, climbing bittersweet, false bittersweet, Japan bittersweet, Japanese bittersweet, oriental bittersweet, shrubby bittersweet, staff tree, staff vine, waxwork


Member meronymCelastraceae, family Celastraceae, spindle-tree family, staff-tree family









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