Translingual

Proper noun

Xylosma f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Salicaceae – spiny evergreen shrubs and trees.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, eurosids I - clades; Malpighiales - order; Salicaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Xylosma orbiculata - type species; for other species see Xylosma on Wikispecies.Wikispecies .

English

A xylosma blossom

Noun

xylosma ‎(plural xylosmas)

1. Any of various evergreen shrubs and small trees in the genus Xylosma
   • 1978, Oliver E. Allen, Pruning and Grafting, page 93:

     The intergrown foliage atop a xylosma hedge appears to be delicately balanced on long wooden fingers.

See also

• Xylosma on Wikipedia.Wikipedia