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Aleurites
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aleurites
Translingual
Etymology
From mul la-new aleurites, from mul grc ἄλευρον flour + grc -ίτης -ites: those belonging to, from the lower surface of the leaf.
Proper noun
1 m
genus family Euphorbiaceae monoecious, evergreen trees
Usage notes
In older usage, modified as a feminine noun but now treated with the other -ites forms as masculine.
Hypernyms
genus ; Crotonoideae subfamily subfamily; Aleuritideae tribe tribe; Aleuritinae subtribe subtribe
Hyponyms
genus Aleurites moluccanus species (candlenut) type species
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taxonomygenus 276
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mul terms suffixed with -ites