1. type genus of the Gnetaceae; small trees or shrubs usually with climbing jointed stems and terminal spikes of flowers with orange-red seeds clustered in rough cones;
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
genus Gnetum
n 1: type genus of the Gnetaceae; small trees or shrubs usually
with climbing jointed stems and terminal spikes of flowers
with orange-red seeds clustered in rough cones