| Definition of 'Eugenia' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) Eugenia, genus Eugenia
tropical trees and shrubs with aromatic leaves and often valuable hard wood
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| Definition of 'Eugenia' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Eugenia
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
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| Definition of 'Eugenia' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. Eugenia
A plant genus in the family MYRTACEAE, order Myrtales, subclass Rosidae. It is best known for cloves, which is the flower bud that is the source of an oil rich in EUGENOL. The botanical name has varied: Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr. & L. M. Perry = Eugenia caryophyllata Thunb. = Caryophyllus aromaticus L. The Eugenia-Syzygium name is discussed in Amer. J. Bot 59:423 1972.
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