eugenia

Noun
Synonyms: Eugeniagenus Eugenia

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. tropical trees and shrubs with aromatic leaves and often valuable hard woodSynonyms: Eugeniagenus Eugenia
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Eugenia \Eu*ge"ni*a\ ([-u]*j[=e]"n[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL. Named in honor of Prince Eugene of Savoy.] (Bot.) A genus of myrtaceous plants, mostly of tropical countries, and including several aromatic trees and shrubs, among which are the trees which produce allspice and cloves of commerce. [1913 Webster]
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