Definition of genus celastrus Genus celastrus
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What does genus celastrus mean?
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| genus celastrus - genus of woody vines and erect shrubs (type genus of the Celastraceae) that is native chiefly to Asia and Australia: includes bittersweet | ||
| Celastrus, genus Celastrus | ||
| dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination | ||
| celastraceae, family celastraceae, spindle-tree family, staff-tree family trees and shrubs and woody vines usually having bright-colored fruits | ||
| staff tree any small tree or twining shrub of the genus Celastrus | ||
| american bittersweet, celastrus scandens, climbing bittersweet, false bittersweet, shrubby bittersweet, staff vine, bittersweet, waxwork twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds | ||
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