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bumelia

bumelia noun: any shrub or tree of genus Sideroxylon (formerly Bumelia).

Noun

bumelia (plural bumelias)

  1. Any shrub or tree of genus Sideroxylon (formerly Bumelia).
    • This species and the bumelias are the only thorny plants with milky sap. Small specimens differ from bumelias in having false end buds and in leaf shape.1972, George A. Petrides, A Field Guide to Trees and Shrubs, page 192
    • The bumelias are shrubs or small trees with alternate, simple, evergreen or deciduous leaves; with the leaves commonly in clusters on short lateral spurs.1983, The Illustrated Book of Trees, page 387

Forms of bumelia

pluralbumelias

Words formed from bumelia

Phrases with bumelia

Questions about bumelia

What does bumelia mean?
Bumelia means any shrub or tree of genus Sideroxylon (formerly Bumelia).
What part of speech is bumelia?
Bumelia is a noun.
What is the plural of bumelia?
The plural of bumelia is bumelias.

Words near bumelia in the dictionary

  1. Bumdeling
  2. bumder
  3. bumders
  4. bumdockdousse
  5. BUMED
  6. bumelia
  7. bumelia borer
  8. bumelia borers
  9. bumelias
  10. bumepidil
  11. bumetamide

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