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phillyrea

phillyrea noun: any evergreen plant in the genus Phillyrea (there are only two accepted species, native to the Mediterranean).

Noun

phillyrea (plural phillyreas)

  1. Any evergreen plant in the genus Phillyrea (there are only two accepted species, native to the Mediterranean).
    Synonyms:
    mock privet, jasmine box

Synonyms of phillyrea

Forms of phillyrea

pluralphillyreas

Origin of phillyrea

From the genus name.

Questions about phillyrea

What does phillyrea mean?
Phillyrea means any evergreen plant in the genus Phillyrea (there are only two accepted species, native to the Mediterranean).
What part of speech is phillyrea?
Phillyrea is a noun.
What is the plural of phillyrea?
The plural of phillyrea is phillyreas.

Words near phillyrea in the dictionary

  1. Philly fade
  2. Philly fades
  3. Philly roll
  4. Philly rolls
  5. phillygenin
  6. phillyrea
  7. phillyreas
  8. phillyrin
  9. Philmont
  10. Philmonter
  11. Philmonters

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