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ochna

ochna noun: any of the genus Ochna of evergreen trees, shrubs and shrublets.

Noun

ochna (plural ochnas)

  1. Any of the genus Ochna of evergreen trees, shrubs and shrublets.
    • The ochnas are among the most attractive trees of this section.1922, United States. Agricultural Research Service. Plant Science Research Division, Plant Inventory (issues 61-70, page 57)

Forms of ochna

pluralochnas

Origin of ochna

Borrowed from translingual Ochna, from Ancient Greek ὄχνη (ókhnē, “pear tree”).

Questions about ochna

What does ochna mean?
Ochna means any of the genus Ochna of evergreen trees, shrubs and shrublets.
What part of speech is ochna?
Ochna is a noun.
What is the plural of ochna?
The plural of ochna is ochnas.

Words near ochna in the dictionary

  1. ochlophobic
  2. ochlophobics
  3. ochlophobist
  4. ochlophobists
  5. ochlospecies
  6. ochna
  7. ochnaceous
  8. ochnaflavone
  9. ochnas
  10. Ochoa
  11. Ochoa syndrome

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