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Swietenia
‖
Swie-te′ni-a
,Noun.
[NL. Named after Gerard Van
Sweiten
, physician to Maria Theresa of Austria.] (Bot.)
A genus of meliaceous trees consisting of one species (
Sweitenia Mahogoni
), the mahogany tree. Definition 2024
Swietenia
Swietenia
Translingual
Swietenia mahagoni fruit and leaves
Proper noun
Swietenia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Meliaceae – the mahogany trees, native to the American tropics from Florida to Bolivia.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, eurosids II - clades; Sapindales - order; Meliaceae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Swietenia humilis, Swietenia macrophylla, Swietenia mahagoni - species