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combretum

combretum noun: any of a number of tropical trees and shrubs in the genus Combretum.

Noun

combretum (plural combretums)

  1. Any of a number of tropical trees and shrubs in the genus Combretum.

Forms of combretum

pluralcombretums

Origin of combretum

Borrowed from translingual Combretum, from Latin combrētum.

Questions about combretum

What does combretum mean?
Combretum means any of a number of tropical trees and shrubs in the genus Combretum.
What part of speech is combretum?
Combretum is a noun.
What is the plural of combretum?
The plural of combretum is combretums.

Words near combretum in the dictionary

  1. combrestatin
  2. combrestatins
  3. combretaceous
  4. combretastatin
  5. combretastatins
  6. combretum
  7. combretums
  8. combrous
  9. combs
  10. combs down
  11. combs one's hair

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