celastrus
NounSynonyms:
genus Celastrus
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- genus of woody vines and erect shrubs (type genus of the Celastraceae) that is native chiefly to Asia and Australia: includes bittersweetSynonyms: genus CelastrusType of dicot genus, magnoliopsid genusMember of Celastraceae, family CelastraceaeMembers Japanese bittersweet, bittersweet, staff tree
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Celastrus noun
the type genus of the Celastraceae, comprising the plants called climbing bittersweet; bittersweet and shrubby bittersweet; they are woody vines and shrubs native chiefly to Asia and Australia, bearing yellow to orange capsules which open to expose red-coated seeds. See also bittersweet{3b}. Syn. — genus Celastrus.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: +PJC, WordNet 1.5