1. genus of shrubs and small trees of tropical America and Asia having cylindrical fruits spirally twisted around one another; [syn: Helicteres, genus Helicteres]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
genus Helicteres
n 1: genus of shrubs and small trees of tropical America and
Asia having cylindrical fruits spirally twisted around one
another [syn: Helicteres, genus Helicteres]