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mayten

mayten noun: a tree native to South America, Maytenus boaria.

Noun

mayten (plural maytens)

  1. A tree native to South America, Maytenus boaria
  2. Any plant in the genus Maytenus.

Forms of mayten

pluralmaytens

Questions about mayten

What does mayten mean?
Mayten means a tree native to South America, Maytenus boaria.
What part of speech is mayten?
Mayten is a noun.
What is the plural of mayten?
The plural of mayten is maytens.

Words near mayten in the dictionary

  1. maytansanoid
  2. maytansine
  3. maytansines
  4. maytansinoid
  5. maytansinoids
  6. mayten
  7. maytens
  8. maythorn
  9. maythorns
  10. Maytide
  11. Maytime

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